The necessity of proactive measures from healthcare providers highlighted by delayed breast cancer diagnosis due to COVID-19: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Sep 15;11(9):e7919. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7919. eCollection 2023 Sep.ABSTRACTKEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: During disasters, multiple factors can cause significant delays in medical visits. Regular patient monitoring, high-risk individual alerts, and telemedicine enhancements can potentially alleviate these issues and ensure timely interventions.ABSTRACT: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a Japanese woman in her 70s delayed her regular breast cancer checkup for over 2 years. During disasters, health priorities tend to decline, necessitating proactive measures from healthcare providers, such as augmenting collaboration among healthcare professionals and identifying high-risk individuals.PMID:37720707 | PMC:PMC10504424 | DOI:10.1002/ccr3.7919

Source: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer - September 18, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yudai Kaneda Akihiko Ozaki Mira Namba Toyoaki Sawano Masahiro Wada Hiroaki Saito Yoshiaki Kanemoto Tomohiro Kurokawa Masaharu Tsubokura Kazunoshin Tachibana Tetsuya Tanimoto Tohru Ohtake Tomozo Ejiri Hiroaki Shimmura Norio Kanzaki Source Type: research