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Lessons Learned: Management of Breast Cancer Patients throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lessons Learned: Management of Breast Cancer Patients throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic Purpose of ReviewThe COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 presented a multitude of challenges for physicians nationwide. Standard of care treatment was tailored to protect patients from virus exposure, while delivering safe and adequate care. This article reviews the steps taken to treat and protect breast cancer patients during the pandemic and reentry approaches to resume care.Recent FindingsBreast cancer experts rapidly convened to develop treatment guidelines during the pandemic. These recommendations encompass screening approach, prioritization of breast cancer patients, educational modifications, research and data considerations, and a re-entry treatment approach as the pandemic evolved. Without prior experience with a pandemic of this magnitude, these guidelines were based on expert knowledge and previously established data.SummaryThis emergency forced physicians to operate in a more efficient and effective manner to deliver value-based patient care, and future evaluation of these adjustments will determine if overall patient outcomes were compromised. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Breast Cancer Reports Springer Journals

Lessons Learned: Management of Breast Cancer Patients throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021
ISSN
1943-4588
eISSN
1943-4596
DOI
10.1007/s12609-021-00429-9
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Abstract

Purpose of ReviewThe COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 presented a multitude of challenges for physicians nationwide. Standard of care treatment was tailored to protect patients from virus exposure, while delivering safe and adequate care. This article reviews the steps taken to treat and protect breast cancer patients during the pandemic and reentry approaches to resume care.Recent FindingsBreast cancer experts rapidly convened to develop treatment guidelines during the pandemic. These recommendations encompass screening approach, prioritization of breast cancer patients, educational modifications, research and data considerations, and a re-entry treatment approach as the pandemic evolved. Without prior experience with a pandemic of this magnitude, these guidelines were based on expert knowledge and previously established data.SummaryThis emergency forced physicians to operate in a more efficient and effective manner to deliver value-based patient care, and future evaluation of these adjustments will determine if overall patient outcomes were compromised.

Journal

Current Breast Cancer ReportsSpringer Journals

Published: Dec 1, 2021

Keywords: Breast cancer and COVID; Management during pandemic; Treatment guidelines; COVID re-entry; Breast cancer prioritization

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