The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Surgical Management of Breast Cancer: Global Trends and Future Perspectives

202052 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Nicola Rocco · Center For Reconstructive Urethral Surgery

Giacomo Montagna · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Rosa Di Micco · University of Naples Federico II

John R. Benson · Anglia Ruskin University

Carmen Criscitiello · Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

Li Chen · Southwest Hospital

Bruno Di Pace

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting breast cancer surgery and which strategies are being adopted to cope with the situation.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Oncologist

Volume 26, Issue 1, pp. e66-e77

DOI: 10.1002/onco.13560

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