The patient’s pathway for breast cancer in the COVID‐19 era: An Italian single‐center experience

• Published in: The breast journal Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 1589 - 1592
• Main Authors: Casella, Donato, Fusario, Daniele, Cassetti, Dario, Miccoli, Simone, Pesce, Anna Lisa, Bernini, Andrea, Marcasciano, Marco, Lo Torto, Federico, Neri, Alessandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; COVID-19; Female; Humans; multi‐disciplinary team; Pandemics; Patient Care Team; patient's pathway; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Short Communication; COVID-19; breast cancer; patient's pathway; multi-disciplinary team

COVID‐19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. As of April 1, 2020, Italy was the country with the second highest number of cases in the world. The spread of COVID‐19 has required a rapid reorganization of health service delivery in face of the pandemic. Breast cancer units...