Behavioral changes and delayed colorectal cancer diagnosis during COVID-19: a real-world survey analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant behavioral changes, resulting in delayed medical consultations and more advanced cancer diagnoses. These findings highlight the need for robust public health strategies to promote regular medical checkups and timely screening, especially among vulnerable groups, during global health crises.
Authors
- Takashi Takeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2510-4562)
- Yuichiro Doki
- Mamoru Uemura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-5619)
- Norikatsu Miyoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1113-8884)
- Atsushi Hamabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5535-3514)
- Shiki Fujino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-5337)
- Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5558-7142)
- Katsuki Danno
- Yuki Sekido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4281-0047)
- Mitsunobu Takeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-1259)
- Takayuki Ogino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5435-4144)
- Hidetoshi Eguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2318-1129)
- Kohei Murata
- Hirofumi Yamamoto
- Shinya Kato
- Rie Hayashi
Institutions
- Osaka City University (JP)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
- Kansai Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Dandenong Hospital (AU)
- Minoh City Hospital (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04550-2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00