Evaluating the impact of hurricanes and the COVID‐19 pandemic on colorectal cancer incidence in Puerto Rico: An interrupted time‐series analysis
Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic caused a decrease in CRC incidence in Puerto Rico. This analysis suggests that limited access to CRC screening services during these events likely hindered CRC diagnoses. To fully understand the long-term effects, monitoring of CRC trends will be necessary in the coming years.
Authors
- Maira A. Castañeda‐Avila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2376-7656)
- Tonatiuh Suárez‐Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3596-4304)
- Karen J. Ortiz‐Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-9947)
- Carlos R. Torres‐Cintrón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3614-7034)
- Samantha Verganza
- Yisel Pagán‐Santana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8667-5886)
- Eduardo J. Santiago‐Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9858-3441)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus (PR)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- University of Puerto Rico System (PR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35793
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.14
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Cancer Institute
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences