From July to September 2020, a total of around 24 percent of adults aged 18 years or older in the United States stated that they had their routine cancer screening test delayed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who had their routine cancer screening tests delayed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Percentage of U.S. adults who had their routine cancer screening tests delayed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of adults
Yes, I chose to delay/cancel
16%
Yes, my provider delayed/ cancelled
10%
No, had tests as planned
10%
N/A, was not scheduled for any
63%
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Original question: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you had to delay or cancel any routine cancer screening tests such as a mammogram, colonoscopy, lung scan, skin check, or PAP/HPV test?
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American Society of Clinical Oncology. (October 1, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who had their routine cancer screening tests delayed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186490/delayed-cancelled-routine-cancer-screening-tests-covid/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. adults who had their routine cancer screening tests delayed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020." Chart. October 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186490/delayed-cancelled-routine-cancer-screening-tests-covid/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who had their routine cancer screening tests delayed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186490/delayed-cancelled-routine-cancer-screening-tests-covid/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Their Routine Cancer Screening Tests Delayed or Cancelled Due to The Covid-19 Pandemic as of September 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186490/delayed-cancelled-routine-cancer-screening-tests-covid/
American Society of Clinical Oncology, Percentage of U.S. adults who had their routine cancer screening tests delayed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186490/delayed-cancelled-routine-cancer-screening-tests-covid/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults who had their routine cancer screening tests delayed or cancelled 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/1186490/delayed-cancelled-routine-cancer-screening-tests-covid/
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