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Introduction. The main challenge in cancer care during the Covid-19 pandemic was to ensure the timeliness of diagnosis and treatment of nearly 100,000 new cancer cases per year in Colombia. The objective of this research was to know the response of the Health Service Provider Institutions on their management of services for cancer care in the first semester of the year 2020. Methodology. Descriptive, cross-sectional, survey-type study on the characterization of cancer patients with Covid-19, installed capacity, comprehensive cancer care, telehealth/telemedicine implementation, and institutional support during the pandemic. Twenty-five providers with oncological surgery and chemotherapy or radiotherapy services participated. Results. Fifty-six percent of providers reported cancer patients with Covid-19. Everyone reported management changes in pandemic response capacity: 76% upgraded infrastructure and devices, 84% adopted telehealth/telemedicine and 92% received assistance in action plans. Forty-eight percent of the provider institutions showed a decrease in cancer screening. Discussion. This study shows that the emergency of the pandemic forced to rush the efforts of infrastructure and resources in the oncological entities of Colombia. The results obtained in the decrease of cancer screening nationally will be equated with the data reported by different countries, including the Americas region. Conclusion. The findings show the need to improve the response capacity of the health care system in health emergency scenarios to avoid delays in cancer care and public health actions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Estimate the coverage of screening mammograms in Colombia during 2014, as well as the performance in hours of equipment by the team and the number of teams required, to reach the goal of 70% coverage of screening mammography before the year 2021., Materials and Methods: A descriptive census study was carried out to characterize existing mammography equipment in the country. To this end, information was required from the Special Registry of Health Providers (REPS) and the operating licenses of mammography equipment processed before the territorial entities; the information was processed, validated and analyzed through frequency distribution tables in the Microsoft Office Excel® program., Results: The estimation of screening mammography coverage for the country based on the census of mammographers is 27.6%; To reach the screening goal of screening mammography of 70% at the country level, a mammograph requires weekly 38.2 hours for screening, use 56.3% of total time for screening mammograms and acquire approximately 69 additional equipment to those screened in 2014. There are marked differences in these data at the department and regional level., Conclusion: At the country level, the estimation of screening mammography coverage is not good, it is necessary to improve the performance of mammography equipment, as well as acquire additional equipment for some regions; accompanied by effective programmatic strategies in early detection of breast cancer.