Official Title
Influence of Co-Vid 19 Pandemic on Screening Mammography in a Single Institution
Brief Summary

To assess whether the COVID-19 pandemic delayed breast cancer diagnosis in Taiwan, an Asian country with a low COVID-19 incidence.

Detailed Description

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).

Status
Unknown status
Conditions
COVID-19
Breast Cancer
Interventions

Other: surgery

Patients were divided into surgery and no disease.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Receiving breast exam 2019-2020

Exclusion Criteria:

- lost clinical follow-up

Eligibility Gender
Female
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 30 Years ~ Maximum: 80 Years
Countries
Taiwan
Locations

Radiology depart
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Contacts

Chen-Pin Chou, MD
*886-3422121 - 6524
chouchenpin@gmail.com

Investigators

Chen-Pin Chou, MD, Principal Investigator
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.

Sponsors / Collaborators
Chen-Pin Chou
NCT Number
NCT04750018
Keywords
Covid-19
breast cancer
MeSH Terms
COVID-19