Changes in the quality of cancer care as assessed through performance indicators during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: a scoping review

AS Carvalho, Ó Brito Fernandes, M de Lange… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cancer comprises a high burden on health systems. Performance indicators
monitoring cancer outcomes are routinely used in OECD countries. However, the …

Breast cancer management in the era of Covid-19; key issues, contemporary strategies, and future implications

AHMSU Prodhan, DZ Islam, SS Khandker… - … Cancer: Targets and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
During the COVID-19 pandemic, several priority diseases were not getting sufficient
attention. Whilst breast cancer is a fatal disease affecting millions worldwide, identification …

Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on diagnosis of new cancers: a national multicenter study of the veterans affairs healthcare system

BR Englum, NK Prasad, RE Lake, M Mayorga‐Carlin… - Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic caused disruptions in
treatment for cancer. Less is known about its impact on new cancer diagnoses, where …

[HTML][HTML] Current and future burden of breast cancer: Global statistics for 2020 and 2040

M Arnold, E Morgan, H Rumgay, A Mafra, D Singh… - The Breast, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, and its
burden has been rising over the past decades. In this article, we examine and describe the …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis, stage, and initial treatment of breast cancer in the Netherlands: a population-based study

AH Eijkelboom, L de Munck… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Background The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Dutch national screening
program to a halt and increased the burden on health care services, necessitating the …

Impact of the suspension and restart of the Dutch breast cancer screening program on breast cancer incidence and stage during the COVID-19 pandemic

AH Eijkelboom, L de Munck, MBI Lobbes… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Dutch national breast screening program to a halt in
week 12, 2020. In week 26, the breast program was resumed at 40% capacity, which …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer patients

AS İlgün, V Özmen - European Journal of Breast Health, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic causes delays in the
diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients due to fear of contagion and lockdown. This …

Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on population‐based cancer registry

I Soerjomataram, A Bardot, J Aitken… - … Journal of cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused disruptions to national health systems and impacted
health outcomes worldwide. However, the extent to which surveillance systems, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical utility of the 21-gene assay in predicting response to neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MG Davey, ÉJ Ryan, MR Boland, MK Barry, AJ Lowery… - The Breast, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction OncotypeDX© Recurrence Score (RS) is a multigene panel used to aid
therapeutic decision making in early-stage, estrogen receptor positive (ER+)/human …

Patient-reported experiences of breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment delay, and telemedicine adoption during COVID-19

S Du, L Carfang, E Restrepo, C Benjamin… - Current …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Purpose: To evaluate and quantify potential sociodemographic disparities in breast cancer
screening, diagnosis, and treatment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the use of …