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The necessity of proactive measures from healthcare providers highlighted by delayed breast cancer diagnosis due to COVID‐19: A case report
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: During disasters, multiple factors can cause significant delays in medical visits. Regular patient monitoring, high‐risk individual alerts, and telemedicine enhancements can potentially alleviate these issues and ensure timely interventions. ABSTRACT: During the COVID‐19 pandem...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504424/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37720707 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7919 |
Sumario: | KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: During disasters, multiple factors can cause significant delays in medical visits. Regular patient monitoring, high‐risk individual alerts, and telemedicine enhancements can potentially alleviate these issues and ensure timely interventions. ABSTRACT: During the COVID‐19 pandemic, a Japanese woman in her 70s delayed her regular breast cancer checkup for over 2 years. During disasters, health priorities tend to decline, necessitating proactive measures from healthcare providers, such as augmenting collaboration among healthcare professionals and identifying high‐risk individuals. |
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