Delay in Breast Cancer Treatments During the First COVID-19 Lockdown. A Multicentric Analysis of 432 Patients.
Anticancer Res
; 40(12): 7119-7125, 2020 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-33288611
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
Extraordinary restrictions aimed to limit Sars-CoV-2 spreading; they imposed a total reorganization of the health-system. Oncological treatments experienced a significant slowdown. The aim of our multicentric retrospective study was to evaluate screening suspension and surgical treatment delay during COVID-19 and the impact on breast cancer presentation. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
All patients who underwent breast surgery from March 11, 2020 to May 30, 2020 were evaluated and considered as the Lockdown group. These patients were compared with similar patients of the previous year, the Pre-Lockdown group.RESULTS:
A total of 432 patients were evaluated; n=223 and n=209 in the Lockdown and Pre-lockdown-groups, respectively. At univariate analysis, waiting times, lymph-nodes involvement and cancer grading, showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). Multivariate analysis identified waiting-time on list (OR=1.07) as a statistically significant predictive factor of lymph node involvement.CONCLUSION:
Although we did not observe a clinically evident difference in breast cancer presentation, we reported an increase in lymph node involvement.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Epidemiologia
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Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Outros_tipos
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Pandemias
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anticancer Res
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália