Multidisciplinary team meeting and EUSOMA quality indicators in breast cancer care during COVID-19 outbreak in North-Eastern Italy. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going!

Background: It is widely accepted that multidisciplinary team meetings (MTM) ensure higher quality of care and improved survival in breast cancer (BC) patients. During the COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy, in the large territory of ULSS6 “Euganea” (province of Padova, nearly one million people and 3 local hospitals: Cittadella – CTD, Camposampiero – CSP, Schiavonia -SCH) since the end of February 2020, SCH were turned into “COVID-19 hospital” and BC cancer patients were then transferred to CTD in order to underwent surge ry.
Source: European Journal of Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: POSTERS B: Optimal Diagnosis Source Type: research