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The same occurred with doctors visits regular checkups and screening for many health conditions.
A recent study led by University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers shows the impact the pandemic had on lung cancer screening, which experts say could be bad for both screening programs in general and for the overall well-being of patients. The article appears on the website of the
Journal of the American College of Surgeons in advance of print.
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Study: pandemic’s impact on lung cancer
When the pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, many routine activities came to a halt.
The same occurred with doctors’ visits – regular checkups and screening for many health conditions.
A recent study led by University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers shows the impact the pandemic had on lung cancer screening, which experts say could be bad for both screening programs in general and for the overall well-being of patients. The article appears on the website of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons in advance of print.
Robert Van Haren, MD, assistant professor of surgery at UC, a UC Health thoracic surgeon and corresponding author on the study, says low-dose radiation CT scans have been shown to catch lung cancer earlier. He adds that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., but if it’s detected early, it has cure rates as high as 90%. UC created the first lung cancer screening program