Impact of COVID-19 Disease in Early Breast Cancer Management: A Summary of the Current Evidence.
JCO Glob Oncol
; 8: e2100357, 2022 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1862198
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
An expert panel on breast cancer and COVID-19 disease was convened to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for early breast cancer (eBC) management.METHODS:
To ensure that the most clinically relevant information was addressed, essential information was drawn from several of the latest national and international guidelines and another technical document. The expert panel met in five virtual closed sessions from November 2020 to May 2021 to consult on the relevant data from evidence-based results. The data gathered were discussed on an online platform.RESULTS:
This article reports the expert panel's highlights of these meetings' discussions. In addition, it provides practical recommendations covering topics regarding diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with eBC in clinical settings routinely encountered by health care professionals amid the COVID-19 pandemic.CONCLUSION:
This article provided guidance on several topics regarding eBC management amid the COVID-19 pandemics to inform safer care practices.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
JCO Glob Oncol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Go.21.00357
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