Purposeful surgical delay and the coronavirus pandemic: how will black breast cancer patients fare?
Samilia Obeng-GyasiBridget OppongElectra D PaskettMaryam LustbergPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2020)
The COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate delays in time to surgery among black breast cancer patients. Surgeons should incorporate collection of social determinants of health into their clinical practice to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic disparities in surgical management.
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