The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Retrospective Study.
Erika Marina Solla NegraoCesar CabelloLivia ConzEdmundo Carvalho MauadLuiz Carlos ZeferinoDiama Bhadra ValePublished in: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (2022)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, breast cancer diagnoses were reduced. Cases detected were suggestive of a worse prognosis: symptomatic women with palpable masses and more aggressive subtypes. Indolent tumors were those more sensitive to the interruption in screening.