Becker's Healthcare March 27, 2025
As colorectal cancer cases continue to grow in young patients nationwide, screening these patients continues to face setbacks.
One major setback in CRC screening was the COVID-19 pandemic. Two small batch studies from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis looked at the impact COVID-19 had on screening and diagnostic colonoscopies in the state.
“The effect of the pandemic on colorectal cancer screening, especially colonoscopies, was profound at two multi-facility healthcare systems in central Indiana over a 30-month period prior to and during the first 18 months of COVID-19....