The national FIT-based colorectal cancer screening program in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many healthcare services worldwide. Like many other nations, the Netherlands experienced large numbers of individuals affected by COVID-19 in 2020, leading to increased demands on hospitals and intensive care units. The Dutch Ministry of Health decided to suspend the Dutch biennial fecal immunochemical test (FIT) based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program from March 16, 2020. FIT invitations were resumed on June 3. In this study, we describe the short-term effects of this suspension on a myriad of relevant screening outcomes. As a result of the suspensio... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Kortlever, Tim L.
de Jonge, Lucie
Wisse, Pieter H.A.
Seriese, Iris
Otto-Terlouw, Patricia
van Leerdam, Monique E.
Spaander, Manon C.W.
Dekker, Evelien
Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Iris
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Kortlever , T L , de Jonge , L , Wisse , P H A , Seriese , I , Otto-Terlouw , P , van Leerdam , M E , Spaander , M C W , Dekker , E & Lansdorp-Vogelaar , I 2021 , ' The national FIT-based colorectal cancer screening program in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic ' , Preventive Medicine , vol. 151 , pp. 106643 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106643
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Sprache: Englisch
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