Turkish national consensus on breast cancer management during temporary state of emergency due to COVID-19 outbreak.

Sezer A., Cicin İ., Karadeniz Ç., Özkan G., Başaran G., Oyan B., ...Daha Fazla

Turkish journal of surgery, cilt.36, ss.147-163, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/turkjsurg.4815
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish journal of surgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.147-163
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, breast cancer, breast surgery, consensus, DELPHI TECHNIQUE
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Cancer care is excessively influenced by the COVID-19 outbreak for various reasons. One of the major concerns is the tendency for delayed surgical treatment of breast cancer patients. The outbreak has urged clinicians to find alternative treatments until surgery is deemed to be feasible and safe. Here in this paper, we report the results of a consensus procedure which aimed to provide an expert opinion-led guideline for breast cancer management during the COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey.