Tuesday 14 July 2020

Recommendations for triage, prioritization and treatment of breast cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic



by Giuseppe Curigliano, Maria Joao Cardoso, Philip Poortmans, Oreste Gentilini, Gabriella Pravettoni, Ketti Mazzocco, Nehmat Houssami, Olivia Pagani, Elzbieta Senkus, Fatima Cardoso, on behalf of the editorial board of The Breast

The Breast: VOLUME  52, P8-16, AUGUST  01, 2020

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) associated disease (COVID-19) outbreak seriously challenges globally all health care systems and professionals. Expert projections estimate that despite social distancing and lockdown being practiced, we have yet to feel the full impact of COVID-19. In this manuscript we provide guidance to prepare for the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer patients and advise on how to triage, prioritize and organize diagnostic procedures, surgical, radiation and medical treatments.