Breast cancer management pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic: outcomes from the UK 'Alert Level 4' phase of the B-MaP-C study.
Rajiv V DaveBaek KimAlona CourtneyRachel O'ConnellTim RattayVicky P TaxiarchiJamie J KirkhamElizabeth M CamachoPatricia FairbrotherNisha SharmaChristopher W J CartlidgeKieran HorganStuart A McIntoshDaniel R LeffRaghavan VidyaShelley PotterChris HolcombeEllen R CopsonCharlotte E ColesRamsey I CutressAshu GandhiCliona C Kirwannull nullPublished in: British journal of cancer (2021)
The majority of 'COVID-altered' management decisions were largely in line with pre-COVID evidence-based guidelines, implying that breast cancer survival outcomes are unlikely to be negatively impacted by the pandemic. However, in this study, the potential impact of delays to BC presentation or diagnosis remains unknown.