The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening and diagnosis in a Brazilian metropolitan area.
Erika Marina Solla NegraoCesar CabelloLivia ConzEdmundo Carvalho MauadLuiz Carlos ZeferinoDiama Bhadra ValePublished in: Journal of medical screening (2022)
The COVID pandemic caused an overall decrease in breast screening and detection of breast cancer cases, although the reduction in number of diagnosis mammograms performed was minimal. Tumour mean size was large in both periods, the pandemic highlighting a previous profile of detection at an advanced stage.