Extremely Advanced Breast Cancer Presentation: Possible Effect of Coronavirus Pandemic Anxiety

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Extremely Advanced Breast Cancer Presentation: Possible Effect of Coronavirus Pandemic Anxiety Via In vivo (Athens, Greece) In Vivo. 2021 Jul-Aug;35(4):2331-2335. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12508. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND/AIM: Corona virus infection dramatically spread worldwide during 2020 and extraordinary restrictions have been implemented in order to reduce viral transmission. These measures compelled a complete restructuring of the health system, including temporary cancer screening suspension and a significant slow-down in cancer diagnoses and treatments. CASE REPORT: We report five cases of extremely advanced breast cancer referred to our Department amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These patients exhibited a poor prognosis or worse quality of life due to their oncological disease. CONCLUSION: In our opinion, both the slow-down of diagnosis and treatment of oncological disease and anxiety over COVID-19 influenced this presentation. Moreover, other patients were unable to receive palliative care. Hopefully, these cases will not develop into extremely advan ced-stage disease, and we will be able to provide at least the necessary palliative care. PMID:34182514 | DOI:10.21873/invivo.12508 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.