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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2021; 10(01): 39-41
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731578
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Cancer Patient Management during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Audit of a Single-Surgeon Unit in a COVID-Hotspot

Authors

  • Laleh Busheri

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Smeeta Nare

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Rituja Banale

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Ashwini Bapat

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Moushumi Nagarkar

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Deepali Vetale

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Rebecca Joseph

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Swapnil Suryawanshi

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Rashmi Alhat

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • George Thomas

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Ruth Navgire

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Danish Ansari

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Rohini Unde

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Shahin Shaikh

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Nutan Gangurde

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Santosh Dixit

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India
    2   Center for Translational Cancer Research, A Joint Initiative between IISER Pune and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Beenu Varghese

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Chetan Deshmukh

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Devaki A. Kelkar

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India
    2   Center for Translational Cancer Research, A Joint Initiative between IISER Pune and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Madhura Kulkarni

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India
    2   Center for Translational Cancer Research, A Joint Initiative between IISER Pune and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Chaitanyanand B. Koppiker

    1   Orchid Breast Health Clinic and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India
    2   Center for Translational Cancer Research, A Joint Initiative between IISER Pune and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

The report evaluates the effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on breast cancer treatment and management at a single-surgeon cancer care unit in one of the hotspots of COVID-19 in India. In response to the pandemic, the adjustments were made in the clinical practice to accommodate social distancing. Patient consultations were done over phone call or in-clinic visit with prior appointment to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19. Total number of patients that were treated at the clinic and the essential surgeries performed during the pandemic phases are summarized in the report. The methodology adopted here for care and management of the cancer patients can serve as a guiding principle for cancer care units in the country.

Keywords

breast cancer - cancer treatment and management - COVID-19 pandemic


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21. August 2021

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