From July to September 2020, around 16 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 years or older who have or had cancer stated that their healthcare provider visit/visits was/were delayed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who have or had cancer and had their cancer care was impacted due to COVID-19 as of 2020.
Percentage of U.S. adults who have or had cancer and had their cancer care impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of adults
Healthcare provider visit(s) delayed or cancelled
16%
Met with healthcare provider via telemedicine (phone or video) instead of inperson
15%
Cancer monitoring test(s) delayed or cancelled
12%
Lost health insurance coverage
2%
Treatment (e.g., surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, etc.) delayed or cancelled
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American Society of Clinical Oncology. (October 1, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who have or had cancer and had their cancer care impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186510/impact-covid-pandemic-on-us-adults-cancer-care-who-have-had-cancer/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. adults who have or had cancer and had their cancer care impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020." Chart. October 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186510/impact-covid-pandemic-on-us-adults-cancer-care-who-have-had-cancer/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who have or had cancer and had their cancer care impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186510/impact-covid-pandemic-on-us-adults-cancer-care-who-have-had-cancer/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Have or Had Cancer and Had Their Cancer Care Impacted Due to The Covid-19 Pandemic as of September 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186510/impact-covid-pandemic-on-us-adults-cancer-care-who-have-had-cancer/
American Society of Clinical Oncology, Percentage of U.S. adults who have or had cancer and had their cancer care impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186510/impact-covid-pandemic-on-us-adults-cancer-care-who-have-had-cancer/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who have or had cancer and had their cancer care impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020 [Graph], American Society of Clinical Oncology, October 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186510/impact-covid-pandemic-on-us-adults-cancer-care-who-have-had-cancer/
