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Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Utilization after Hurricane María and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puerto Rico

Description
Explores breast and colorectal cancer screening utilization rates in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic. Bases findings on Puerto Rico's Medicaid population and breaks down screening data by year from 2016-2021.
Author(s)
Vivian Colón-López, Héctor M. Contreras-Mora, Cynthia M. Pérez
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(19), 6870
Date
10/2023
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Health screening · Hispanic or Latino · Public health · Statistics and data · Women · Puerto Rico