Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosis-treatment Process in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Aim:In this study, we investigated the effect of pandemic on the diagnosis-treatment process in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Materials and Methods:The clinicopathological characteristics of the total patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy for one year during the...
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| author | Eyyüp ÇAVDAR Yakup İRİAĞAÇ Kubilay KARABOYUN Okan AVCI Erdoğan Selçuk ŞEBER |
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| description | Aim:In this study, we investigated the effect of pandemic on the diagnosis-treatment process in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Materials and Methods:The clinicopathological characteristics of the total patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy for one year during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic period and one year before the pandemic were compared. A total of 92 patients were analyzed retrospectively.Results:The clinicopathological features in the pandemic and prepandemic periods were found to be similar. While the number of patients was 26 (28.3%) during the pandemic period, it was 66 (71.7%) in the prepandemic period. Pathology reporting time, chemotherapy administration time, preoperative preparation time and overall time from diagnosis to treatment were similar (p=0.305, p=0.171, p=0.104, p=0.061, respectively). Magnetic resonance reporting time was shorter during the pandemic period (p=0.005).Conclusion:The diagnosis and treatment times of breast cancer in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the pandemic period are similar to those in the pre-pandemic period. Nevertheless, decision should be made on a patient-specific basis considering COVID-19 infection risk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a2755b144454d3a8f15f151ed92ae062023-02-15T16:16:41ZengGalenos YayincilikNamık Kemal Tıp Dergisi2587-02622021-12-019325526010.4274/nkmj.galenos.2021.6977513049054Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosis-treatment Process in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant ChemotherapyEyyüp ÇAVDAR0Yakup İRİAĞAÇ1Kubilay KARABOYUN2Okan AVCI3Erdoğan Selçuk ŞEBER4 Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, Tekirdağ, Türkiye Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, Tekirdağ, Türkiye Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, Tekirdağ, Türkiye Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, Tekirdağ, Türkiye Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, Tekirdağ, Türkiye Aim:In this study, we investigated the effect of pandemic on the diagnosis-treatment process in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Materials and Methods:The clinicopathological characteristics of the total patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy for one year during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic period and one year before the pandemic were compared. A total of 92 patients were analyzed retrospectively.Results:The clinicopathological features in the pandemic and prepandemic periods were found to be similar. While the number of patients was 26 (28.3%) during the pandemic period, it was 66 (71.7%) in the prepandemic period. Pathology reporting time, chemotherapy administration time, preoperative preparation time and overall time from diagnosis to treatment were similar (p=0.305, p=0.171, p=0.104, p=0.061, respectively). Magnetic resonance reporting time was shorter during the pandemic period (p=0.005).Conclusion:The diagnosis and treatment times of breast cancer in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the pandemic period are similar to those in the pre-pandemic period. Nevertheless, decision should be made on a patient-specific basis considering COVID-19 infection risk. http://namikkemalmedj.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/effects-of-covd-19-pandemic-on-diagnosis-treatment/49750 covid-19pandemiccoronavirusbreast cancerneoadjuvant |
| spellingShingle | Eyyüp ÇAVDAR Yakup İRİAĞAÇ Kubilay KARABOYUN Okan AVCI Erdoğan Selçuk ŞEBER Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosis-treatment Process in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Namık Kemal Tıp Dergisi covid-19 pandemic coronavirus breast cancer neoadjuvant |
| title | Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosis-treatment Process in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy |
| title_full | Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosis-treatment Process in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy |
| title_fullStr | Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosis-treatment Process in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosis-treatment Process in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy |
| title_short | Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosis-treatment Process in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy |
| title_sort | effects of covid 19 pandemic on diagnosis treatment process in breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
| topic | covid-19 pandemic coronavirus breast cancer neoadjuvant |
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