1. Rising incidence of late stage breast cancer after COVID-19 outbreak. Real-world data from the Italian COVID-DELAY study
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Giulia Mentrasti, Luca Cantini, Patrizia Vici, Nicola D'Ostilio, Nicla La Verde, Rita Chiari, Vittorio Paolucci, Sonia Crocetti, Chiara De Filippis, Federica Pecci, Francesca Sofia Di Lisa, Donatella Traisci, Maria Silvia Cona, Linda Nicolardi, Laura Pizzuti, Simona Gildetti, Simone Oldani, Arianna Della Mora, Marco Luigi Bruno Rocchi, and Rossana Berardi
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Breast cancer ,COVID-19 ,Diagnostic delay ,Therapeutic delay ,Multidisciplinary discussions ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) patients’ (pts) management was affected by a global reorganization after Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our multicenter study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on access to diagnosis, staging and treatment for BC pts compared to pre-pandemic. Methods: Medical records of all consecutive newly diagnosed BC pts referred to 6 Italian Institutions between March and December 2020 were assessed. Monthly access rate and temporal intervals between date of symptoms onset, radiological, cytohistological diagnosis and treatment start were analyzed and compared with 2019. Results: A reduction (25%) in newly diagnosed BC was observed compared to 2019 (666 vs 890). New BC pts in 2020 were less likely to be diagnosed with early stage BC (77% vs 83%, p 0 in 2020 vs 16.5% in 2019, p
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- 2022
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