The COVID-19 Outbreak May Be Associated to a Reduced Level of Care for Breast Cancer. A Comparative Study with the Pre-COVID Era in an Italian Breast Unit

The COVID-19 Outbreak May Be Associated to a Reduced Level of Care for Breast Cancer. A Comparative Study with the Pre-COVID Era in an Italian Breast Unit

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound changes to healthcare systems as well as had deleterious repercussions on the care of cancer patients. In this comparative study, we sought to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the surgical management of breast cancer in a breast unit i...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Fancellu, Valeria Sanna, Corrado Rubino, Maria Laura Ariu, Claudia Piredda, Gian Quirico Piana, Pietrina Cottu, Angela Spanu, Antonio Cossu, Giulia Deiana, Alberto Porcu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
breast cancer
breast reconstruction
COVID-19
Regional nerve blocks
mastectomy
breast conserving surgery
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/4/474

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