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Skip cancer screenings during COVID? Doctors want patients back in routine to catch issues early

District program manager Sophie Xie works at her desk inside the Hall County Health Department Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Medical professionals in the cancer field are concerned about a drop in screenings due to COVID-19, because people are nervous about being at medical facilities during the outbreak. - photo by Scott Rogers

CANCERscreenings 2.jpg — District program manager Sophie Xie works at her desk inside the Hall County Health Department Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Medical professionals in the cancer field are concerned about a drop in screenings due to COVID-19, because people are nervous about being at medical facilities during the outbreak. - photo by Scott Rogers

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Brad Auffarth said some women fell out of the routine of receiving annual breast cancer screenings.