Open AccessHow Do Breast Cancer Patients Present Following COVID-19 Early Peak in a Breast Cancer Center in Turkey?
Author(s) -
Aysun Işıklar,
Cem Deniz,
Aykut Soyder,
Nilgün Güldoğan,
Ebru Yılmaz,
Gül Başaran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
meme sağlığı dergisi/meme sağlığı dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1306-0953
pISSN - 1306-0945
DOI - 10.4274/ejbh.galenos.2021.6161
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , cancer , disease , metastatic breast cancer , chemotherapy , stage (stratigraphy) , outpatient clinic , oncology , paleontology , biology
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has placed an unprecedented burden on healthcare systems and restricted resources for non-COVID patients worldwide. Treatment approaches and follow-up plans have been modified to prevent the risk of infection for patients and healthcare workers. Patients prefer to delay or cancel their treatments during the peak period of infection.