Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cancer Screening Participation Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan
The COVID-19 pandemic had a minor impact on screening rates (counteracting increasing trends of screening rates), except for colorectal cancer screening rates; however, the impact was relatively severe for individuals with lower socioeconomic status, especially for women.
Authors
- Hirokazu Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3153-8802)
- Tshewang Gyeltshen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9813-2225)
- Kota Katanoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8687-1269)
Institutions
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-05-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.je20250021
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.14
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science