One of the casualties of COVID-19 is routine screening for potential health problems, but a late diagnosis can mean more serious progression of cancers like lung, breast and prostate.
At the peak of the pandemic a year ago, screening across the country dropped to about 10% of what it had been and still hasn t recovered. If you don t look, you won t find, said Dr. Stephen Edge, vice president for system quality and outcomes at Roswell Park Comprehensive cancer Cancer and a breast cancer surgeon.
He said the cancer center was all-in from the beginning in making sure everyone was safe, when the virus hit and that often meant telling people to stay home to be safe, developing intense safety measures and the center s own COVID test. Edge said the concern now is that some patients aren t coming back to get the screening they need.
COVID-19 vaccine may lead to false alarm cancer screenings
Haley Hernandez, Health Reporter
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HOUSTON – MD Anderson is advising patients to schedule some cancer screenings, if you can, before or six weeks after getting their COVID-19 vaccine.
Neuroradiologist Dr. Melissa Chen said almost daily they’re seeing patients that appear to have lumps on the imaging when, in reality, it’s just swelling from the vaccine.
Cathy Phillips Chelin is a proud wife, mother, and grandmother of 8. She is full of life but worried after a recent mammogram showed a questionable lump.
“The oncologist came into the room and she said, ‘Well, the mammogram of your breasts looks perfectly fine, but I’m concerned about something that I see in your left axilla,’” Chelin recounted.
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CHAT REPLAY | What you should know about Colon Cancer Screenings and Treatments
WPVI As part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, attend our Facebook discussion about colon cancer risk factors, screening guidelines, and treatment options led by fellowship trained gastroenterologist Dr. Marion-Anna Protano and fellowship trained colorectal surgeon, Dr. Ashlee Godshalk Ruggles at the Capital Health Cancer Center.
Dr. Ashlee N. Godshalk Ruggles is a board certified, fellowship trained colorectal surgeon with a focus on minimally invasive procedures. After receiving her medical degree at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, Dr. Godshalk Ruggles completed her internship and general surgery residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. She continued her education by completing two fellowships at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, TX-the first in minimally-invasive colon and rectal surgery where she focused enti