Publications by authors named "W Cance"
Importance: Cancer screening deficits during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic were found to persist into 2021. Cancer-related deaths over the next decade are projected to increase if these deficits are not addressed.
Objective: To assess whether participation in a nationwide quality improvement (QI) collaborative, Return-to-Screening, was associated with restoration of cancer screening.
Background: The American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries collaborate to provide annual updates on cancer occurrence and trends in the United States.
Methods: Data on new cancer diagnoses during 2001-2018 were obtained from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries' Cancer in North America Incidence file, which is comprised of data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded and National Cancer Institute-funded, population-based cancer registry programs. Data on cancer deaths during 2001-2019 were obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics' National Vital Statistics System.
Background: This study identifies populations who may benefit most from expanded cancer screening.
Methods: Two American Cancer Society prospective cohort studies, Cancer Prevention Study-II Nutrition Cohort and Cancer Prevention Study-3, were used to identify the risk factors associated with a > 2% absolute risk of any cancer within 5 years. In total, 429,991 participants with no prior personal history of cancer were followed for cancer for up to 5 years.
Background: Eliminating health disparities among different segments of the US population is an overarching goal of the US Healthy People 2020 objectives.
Objective: Examine changes in educational, rural-urban, and racial disparities in premature mortality during the past 10 years.
Design And Participants: Descriptive analysis of US mortality data from 2007 to 2017.
Article Synopsis
- Cancer-related deaths are predicted to rise over the next decade due to a drop in cancer screenings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for targeted local responses to address these deficits.
- A national quality improvement study discovered significant screening gaps in various cancer types, reporting that many facilities saw declines in monthly screening test volumes (MTVs), with colorectal cancer showing the highest deficit at 80.6%.
- The study emphasizes the urgent need for renewed focus on cancer screenings and provides online resources to help healthcare facilities close these gaps and recover from screenings lost during 2020.