The COVID-19 outbreak may be associated to a reduced level of care for breast cancer. A comparative study with the pre-COVID era in an Italian Breast Unit

Background: The recent COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound changes on the health-care systems as well as deleterious repercussions on the care of patients with cancer. In this comparative study, we sought to evaluate the effects the COVID-19 pandemic on the surgical management of breast cancer in a Breast Unit belonging to an Italian region with a low incidence of COVID-19 infection.
Source: European Journal of Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: PROFFERED PAPER SESSION: Measuring Impact of COVID-19 on Breast Cancer Care Source Type: research