Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer surgeries in a Canadian population
There was a significant reduction in all BC surgeries during the pandemic. Mastectomies accounted for a higher proportion of BC surgeries in the pandemic period however access to reconstruction was maintained. Surgical volumes recovered within a year despite ongoing pandemic hospitalizations. Future studies are needed to explore the pandemic's long-term impact on BC care.
Authors
- Vivianne Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2563-0861)
- Ning Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-1285)
- Amanda Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2889-9551)
- Jenine Ramruthan
- Antoine Eskander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4326-1393)
- Emma Reel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1266-9126)
- Toni Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-8150)
- Tulin Cil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0269-6358)
- Christine Koch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0901-9050)
- Qing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4982-1024)
- Eitan Amir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3706-525X)
- Andrea Covelli
- Gary Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9764-9321)
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto General Hospital (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-024-07547-9
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13
Funders
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research