Effect of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on breast cancer stage at diagnosis

Murat Bulut ÖZKAN; Murat Baki YILDIRIM; Ramazan TOPCU; Veysel Barış TURHAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1005604

Makale detayları

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on breast cancer stage at diagnosis

Yazarlar:

Murat Bulut ÖZKAN | Murat Baki YILDIRIM | Ramazan TOPCU | Veysel Barış TURHAN

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2022 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.62-66

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2022

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000481684

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2636-8579

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1005604

Özet:

 

Objective: We aimed to research the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer stages at the time of diagnosis.
Material and Method: The data of female patients over 18 who underwent breast surgery and sentinel lymph node sampling for malignancy between 01.06.2019 and 31.11.2019 with between 01.06.2020 and 31.11.2020 were analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups as before and during the pandemic. 
Results: Data of 55 patients in total were reached, of which 31 were diagnosed before the pandemic and 24 after the pandemic. There is no significant difference between the two groups in terms of age. Average tumor size is 3.42±2.00 cm, and 18 patient (32.7%) has positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). In before pandemic group (Group 1) SLNB positivity rate is only 25.8% (n=8) but in during pandemic group (Group 2) this rate reaches 41.7% (n=10), but this is not statistically significant(p=0.214). While the tumor size of the patients in Group 1 was 3.35±2.25 cm, it was 3.51±1.67 cm in Group 2. Still, no statistically significant difference was observed (p=0.141).
Conclusion: As a result of our study, although statistically insignificant, an increase in tumor sizes and positive lymph node numbers was detected. We predict that statistically significant results will be obtained in studies with a larger number of cases.

Makale detayları

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on breast cancer stage at diagnosis

Yazarlar: Murat Bulut ÖZKAN | Murat Baki YILDIRIM | Ramazan TOPCU | Veysel Barış TURHAN

Yayıncı: MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2022 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.62-66

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2022

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000481684

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 2636-8579

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1005604

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Murat Bulut ÖZKAN | Murat Baki YILDIRIM | Ramazan TOPCU | Veysel Barış TURHAN

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2022 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.62-66

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2022

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000481684

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2636-8579

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1005604