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Evaluating the Impact of Deferred Cancer Preventive Care in the Era of COVID-19

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Grant Information

Funding Opportunity Emergent Issues in Public Health
Funding Cycle Cycle 1
Award Date June 2020
Institution / Organization Washington State University
Principal Investigator(s) Ofer Amram, PhD
Lay Summary

This research aims to understand the patterns of deferred or missed cancer screening for MultiCare members across Washington state while taking into consideration the inequities in the uptake of cancer prevention services. The research team will use de-identified administrative data from MultiCare clinics throughout Washington State to assess the impact of the COVID-19 lock-down on cancer screening by gathering data regarding the cancellation of screenings or preventative visits, delay in care, as well as the number of positive cervical, breast, or colon cancer cases that went undiagnosed between March and May in 2020. This data will then be compared with data from March through May in previous years. The results from this study will provide timely evidence on unintended consequences of COVID-19 related public health measures and enable decision-makers to better maintain health services for cancer prevention.

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