The Impact of COVID19 on Treatment Practices for Patients With Early Breast Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Large Cancer Center In Italy.
Fabio GirardiSabrina MariniFrancesca PorraSonia CarpentieriAlberto MarchetTania SaibeneMarcello Lo MeleTommaso GiarratanoCarlo Alberto GiorgiEleonora MioranzaCristina FalciGiovanni FaggioniFrancesca CaumoGaia GriguoloMaria Vittoria DieciValentina GuarneriPublished in: The oncologist (2023)
There was no evidence for major changes in the management of patients with EBC during 2019-2021 and no treatment delays were observed. Our findings suggest that more women presented with palpable nodules at diagnosis, but the stage distribution did not change over time. Validation on a larger cohort of patients is warranted to robustly assess the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on treatment practices for patients with EBC.
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