Change in colorectal cancer screenings before and during COVID-19, Italy 2019-2020
According to the data, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected the number of colorectal cancer screenings in Italy. Indeed, screenings decreased 45.5 percent in 2020 in respect to the previous year. This change was greatest in the months from January to May, with an almost 58 percent decrease. This figure shows the percentage change in colorectal cancer screenings before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy in 2019 and 2020, by time period.