International Survey on breast cancer management in the Covid 19 era
Project Description
Breast cancer management was considerably modified during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was first, quickest, and largest survey amongst breast specialists investigating this topic, showing a snapshot on international discrepancies. In just 10 days’ time, 377 breast units from 41 countries adhered and responded to our questionnaire.
- Topic: Changes in breast cancer management during the Corona Virus Disease 19 pandemic
- PI: Maria Luisa Gasparri
- Core team: ML Gasparri, OD Gentilini, D Lueftner, T Kuehn, O Kaidar-Person, P Poortmans
- Study design: international web-survey
Supporting Organizations
- European Breast Cancer Research Association of Surgical Trialists (Eubreast)
- European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA)
- Associazione Nazionale Italiana Senologi Chirurghi (ANISC)
- British Association of Breast Surgeons (ABS)
- Oncoplastic Breast Consortium (OPBC)
- Association for Gynecological Oncology / Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynaekolocische Onkologie (AGO)
- Scuola Italiana di Senologia
- Collegio dei Senologi Italiani
- Società Svizzera di Senologia/Schweizerische Gesellschaft fuer Senologie/ Societè suisse de Senologie
- Polish Society of Surgical Oncology
- Central Eastern European Breast Cancer Surgical Consortium (CEEBCSC)
- German Cancer Association / Deutsches Krebsgesellschaft
- Hellenic Breast Surgical Society
- Russian Association of Oncological Mammology
- Senaturk
Publication
Full publication available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7256546/pdf/main.pdf