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Cancer screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of public interest trends.
Current problems in cancer Pub Date : 2021-06-21 , DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2021.100766
Benjamin Greiner 1 , Shelby Tipton 1 , Blessie Nelson 2 , Micah Hartwell 3
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INTRODUCTION The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted breast, colon, prostate, and lung cancer screenings in the U.S. by decreasing screening numbers.We believe multiple types of cancer screenings may have been impacted during the pandemic as a result of cancellations of elective procedures and patient fear of seeking cancer screenings during a pandemic and that Google Trends may be a marker to estimate screening usage. METHODS Google Trends (trends.google.com) was utilized to assess public interest in multiple cancer types. We then constructed a forecasting model to determine the expected search interest had the pandemic not occurred. We then compared our models to actual screening usage during the pandemic. RESULTS Public interest in cancer screenings decreased precipitously at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that the Google Trends estimated the decrease in mammogram usage 25.8% below the actual value. Similarly, Google Trends estimated the decrease in colon cancer screening usage 9.7% below the true value. DISCUSSION We found the decrease in public interest in breast and colon cancer screenings slightly underestimated the actual screening usage numbers, suggesting Google Trends may be utilized as an indicator for human behavior regarding cancer screening, particularly with colon and breast cancer screenings. If the negative trend in cancer screening continues and missed screenings are not appropriately corrected for, socioeconomic and racial disparities in cancer diagnoses, morbidity, and mortality will widen.

中文翻译:

COVID-19 大流行期间的癌症筛查:公众利益趋势分析。

简介 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行通过减少筛查数量影响了美国的乳腺癌、结肠癌、前列腺癌和肺癌筛查。我们认为,由于取消,在大流行期间可能会影响多种类型的癌症筛查择期手术和患者害怕在大流行期间寻求癌症筛查,而谷歌趋势可能是估计筛查使用情况的标志。方法 Google 趋势 (trends.google.com) 用于评估公众对多种癌症类型的兴趣。然后,我们构建了一个预测模型,以确定在没有发生大流行的情况下预期的搜索兴趣。然后,我们将我们的模型与大流行期间的实际筛查使用情况进行了比较。结果 在 COVID-19 大流行开始时,公众对癌症筛查的兴趣急剧下降。我们发现,谷歌趋势估计乳房 X 光检查使用率的下降比实际值低 25.8%。同样,谷歌趋势估计结肠癌筛查使用率的下降比真实值低 9.7%。讨论 我们发现公众对乳腺癌和结肠癌筛查的兴趣下降略微低估了实际筛查使用数量,这表明 Google 趋势可用作人类癌症筛查行为的指标,尤其是结肠癌和乳腺癌筛查。如果癌症筛查的负面趋势继续下去,并且错过的筛查没有得到适当纠正,那么癌症诊断、发病率和死亡率方面的社会经济和种族差异将会扩大。谷歌趋势估计结肠癌筛查使用率的下降比真实值低 9.7%。讨论 我们发现公众对乳腺癌和结肠癌筛查的兴趣下降略微低估了实际筛查使用数量,这表明 Google 趋势可用作人类癌症筛查行为的指标,尤其是结肠癌和乳腺癌筛查。如果癌症筛查的负面趋势继续下去,并且错过的筛查没有得到适当纠正,那么癌症诊断、发病率和死亡率方面的社会经济和种族差异将会扩大。谷歌趋势估计结肠癌筛查使用率的下降比真实值低 9.7%。讨论 我们发现公众对乳腺癌和结肠癌筛查的兴趣下降略微低估了实际筛查使用数量,这表明 Google 趋势可用作人类癌症筛查行为的指标,尤其是结肠癌和乳腺癌筛查。如果癌症筛查的负面趋势继续下去,并且错过的筛查没有得到适当纠正,那么癌症诊断、发病率和死亡率方面的社会经济和种族差异将会扩大。建议 Google Trends 可用作人类癌症筛查行为的指标,尤其是结肠癌和乳腺癌筛查。如果癌症筛查的负面趋势继续下去,并且错过的筛查没有得到适当纠正,那么癌症诊断、发病率和死亡率方面的社会经济和种族差异将会扩大。建议 Google Trends 可用作人类癌症筛查行为的指标,尤其是结肠癌和乳腺癌筛查。如果癌症筛查的负面趋势继续下去,并且错过的筛查没有得到适当纠正,那么癌症诊断、发病率和死亡率方面的社会经济和种族差异将会扩大。
更新日期:2021-06-21
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