The necessity of proactive measures from healthcare providers highlighted by delayed breast cancer diagnosis due to COVID-19: A case report.

Yudai Kaneda Akihhiko OzakiMira NambaToyoaki SawanoMasahiro WadaHiroaki SaitoYoshiaki KanemotoTomohiro KurokawaMasaharu TsubokuraKazunoshin TachibanaTetsuya TanimotoTohru OhtakeTomozo EjiriHiroaki ShimmuraNorio Kanzaki

Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a Japanese woman in her 70s delayed her regular breast cancer checkup for over 2 years. During disasters, health priorities tend to decline, necessitating proactive measures from healthcare providers, such as augmenting collaboration among healthcare professionals and identifying high-risk individuals.

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