Changes in Breast Cancer Presentation during COVID-19: Experience in an Urban Academic Center

The COVID-19 pandemic strained healthcare systems worldwide, delaying breast cancer screening and surgery. In 2019, approximately 80% of breast cancers in the U.S. were diagnosed on screening examinations, with 76.4% of eligible Medicare patients undergoing screening at least every two years. Since...

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Main Authors: Brian Diskin, Nakisa Pourkey, Freya Schnabel, Pabel Miah, Charles DiMaggio, Deborah Axelrod, Richard Shapiro, Amber A. Guth
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Breast Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6278236
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description The COVID-19 pandemic strained healthcare systems worldwide, delaying breast cancer screening and surgery. In 2019, approximately 80% of breast cancers in the U.S. were diagnosed on screening examinations, with 76.4% of eligible Medicare patients undergoing screening at least every two years. Since the start of the pandemic, many women have been reluctant to seek elective screening mammography, even with the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions in access to routine healthcare. We describe the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer presentation at a tertiary academic medical center greatly impacted by the pandemic.
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spelling doaj-art-ee703fcf9ac64a2f8a218edd86d7a50c2025-08-20T03:20:42ZengWileyInternational Journal of Breast Cancer2090-31892023-01-01202310.1155/2023/6278236Changes in Breast Cancer Presentation during COVID-19: Experience in an Urban Academic CenterBrian Diskin0Nakisa Pourkey1Freya Schnabel2Pabel Miah3Charles DiMaggio4Deborah Axelrod5Richard Shapiro6Amber A. Guth7Division of Breast SurgeryDivision of Breast SurgeryDivision of Breast SurgeryDivision of Breast SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryDivision of Breast SurgeryDivision of Breast SurgeryDivision of Breast SurgeryThe COVID-19 pandemic strained healthcare systems worldwide, delaying breast cancer screening and surgery. In 2019, approximately 80% of breast cancers in the U.S. were diagnosed on screening examinations, with 76.4% of eligible Medicare patients undergoing screening at least every two years. Since the start of the pandemic, many women have been reluctant to seek elective screening mammography, even with the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions in access to routine healthcare. We describe the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer presentation at a tertiary academic medical center greatly impacted by the pandemic.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6278236
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International Journal of Breast Cancer
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