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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Screening in India: Current Situation, Challenges and Way Forwards

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Cancer screening is a highly effective preventive measure that can reduce cancer incidence and mortality. COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the ongoing screening activities for early diagnosis of cancers across the globe and the worst affected are low and middle income countries and India is no exception to it. This disruption to cancer screening services may have a significant impact on patients, health care practitioners, and health systems. Through this paper, we aim to offer a comprehensive view on the impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening in India and offer potential solutions to the problems arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic in cancer screening and prevention.

Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care

DOI: 10.31557/apjcc.2021.6.s1.145-150

Authors: MD. Abu Bashar, Nazia Begam

Institutions: Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Government of Haryana

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3213064154

FWCI: 0.2

Cites: 52

Cited by: 3

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