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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Franciscan Health is joining others in urging patients to schedule the screenings that they may have delayed due to the pandemic.
According to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, colon cancer screenings dropped roughly 90 percent and diagnoses fell by 32 percent at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Epic Health Research Network estimated 95,000 missed screenings in the U.S. during the three months from mid-March to mid-June 2020. The missed screenings mean precious time lost for treatment. Studies show more than 60 percent of colon cancer deaths could be prevented with screening.
The American Cancer Society guidelines recommend screenings starting at age 45. In 2020, a new Indiana law required insurance companies to cover colonoscopies at age 45 instead of the previously recommended 50.
Mar 5, 2021
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and Blair Gastroenterology Associates is initiating a campaign to remind everyone to get screened for colon cancer.
The Blair Gastro Colon Cancer Screening Center has been developed to help patients with their screenings. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant decrease in the number of colon cancer screenings.
Many decided to wait until the pandemic subsided to get screened.
When colon cancer screening rates decrease, there is a corresponding increase in the incidence of colon cancer. The American Cancer Society reports the risk of developing colon cancer is 1 in 23 (4.3%) for men and 1 in 25 (4.0%) for women.
PHOENIX â Cancer screenings in the U.S. have plunged since the start of the pandemic almost a year ago, prompting health advocates to increase calls for the public to stop postponing these potentially life-saving procedures.
More than one-third of adults have failed to receive recommended cancer screenings during the pandemic, according to âCancer Wonât Wait and Neither Should You,â a bulletin published by the American Cancer Society and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Fear of getting COVID-19 at screening centers and job losses that have affected insurance coverage are among the factors driving this dangerous trend.
âThe pandemic has really given cancer the advantage, and the balance of risk has shifted significantly,â Jeff Fehlis, executive vice president of the American Cancer Societyâs south region, said in an interview with Cronkite News.
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Feb. 22, 2021
Experts say more than a third of adults have not received recommended cancer screenings during the pandemic – in part due to fear of contracting COVID-19. That worries advocates, who now are urging Americans to get these potentially life-saving procedures. (Photo by Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Moon/U.S. Navy)
PHOENIX – Cancer screenings in the U.S. have plunged since the start of the pandemic almost a year ago, prompting health advocates to increase calls for the public to stop postponing these potentially life-saving procedures.
More than one-third of adults have failed to receive recommended cancer screenings during the pandemic, according to “Cancer Won’t Wait and Neither Should You,” a bulletin published by the American Cancer Society and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.