To assess whether the COVID-19 pandemic delayed breast cancer diagnosis in Taiwan, an Asian country with a low COVID-19 incidence.
The institutional review board approved this retrospective study at a public academic medical center. The monthly volume of breast biopsies and breast cancers during the COVID-19 pandemic (between January 1 and July 31, 2020) was compared to the same period a year earlier (pre-COVID-19).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
600
Patients were divided into surgery and no disease.
Radiology depart
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
RECRUITINGbreast cancer
Breast cancer or not
Time frame: 1 year
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