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Direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 on short-term mortality of breast cancer patients

Authors :
Serena Di Cosimo
Silva Ljevar
Annalisa Trama
Alice Bernasconi
Paolo Lasalvia
Maria Carmen De Santis
Vera Cappelletti
Rosalba Miceli
Giovanni Apolone
Source :
Breast, Vol 71, Iss , Pp 60-62 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2023.

Abstract

We studied the COVID-19 impact in newly-diagnosed breast cancer (7,349 patients in 2019, and 5,563 in 2020). In 2020 there were two diagnostic drops: −37.2% (March–May), −15.8% (October–December). Early-stage at presentation (76.4% vs. 74.4%, p = 0.0013), conserving surgery (71.0% vs. 67.0%, p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15323080
Volume :
71
Issue :
60-62
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Breast
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.2dfd854bcaf5433ea65f92e7d9c93f98
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2023.07.011