Article ; Online: Impact of the Corona Pandemic on Cervical Cancer Screening Assessment.
2024 Volume 38, Issue 2, Page(s) 734–740
Abstract: Background/aim: The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in disruptions to healthcare systems throughout the world. The numbers of cytology examinations, human papillomavirus (HPV) tests, and women referred for colposcopy decreased in many ... ...
Abstract | Background/aim: The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in disruptions to healthcare systems throughout the world. The numbers of cytology examinations, human papillomavirus (HPV) tests, and women referred for colposcopy decreased in many countries. There have been no reports on cervical cancer screening in Germany. This study aimed to describe changes in the numbers of colposcopies, cytology examinations, HPV tests, and histological results during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic years in order to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cervical cancer screening. Patients and methods: The numbers of colposcopies, cytology examinations, HPV tests, and histologic results were analyzed retrospectively for the period January 2018 to December 2022. The 2 years period before the pandemic (2018 and 2019) were compared with the 3 years period of the pandemic (2020-2022). Results: In total, 6,518 colposcopies were performed in 5,579 women. The numbers of colposcopies, cytology examinations, and high-risk HPV (hrHPV) tests increased during the pandemic years. The number of biopsies per year taken was stable (range=450-554). The relative numbers of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III/HSIL findings were stable, while the numbers of cervical cancers identified increased slightly from 15 (6.6%) in 2018 to 22 (7.4%) in 2022. Conclusion: Increases in numbers of women examined and colposcopies were observed in the years 2021 and 2022 during the pandemic, in comparison to the preceding years. These also led to increases in the figures for cytology, hrHPV, histology, and operations. The onset of the pandemic occurred in the same year as a newly organized screening program started in Germany. The increases might therefore be due to the newly organized screening system. |
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MeSH term(s) | Female ; Humans ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology ; Pandemics ; Papillomavirus Infections/complications ; Papillomavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Papillomavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Early Detection of Cancer/methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/diagnosis ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Papillomaviridae |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-02-27 |
Publishing country | Greece |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 807031-3 |
ISSN | 1791-7549 ; 0258-851X |
ISSN (online) | 1791-7549 |
ISSN | 0258-851X |
DOI | 10.21873/invivo.13495 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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