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COVID-19 effects on breast cancer patients: Symptom presentation and critical intervals in a Malaysian hospital

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is distressing especially in countries where resources are thin. In Malaysia, there is concern over its effects on the wellbeing of non-COVID patients. We compare critical intervals between pre-pandemic and pandemic breast cancer patients. Methods: Thi...

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Main Authors: Teh, Mei-Sze, See, Mee-Hoong, Lai, Lee-Lee, Yahya, Abqariyah, Teoh, Li-Ying, Rahmat, Kartini
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RC Internal medicine
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spelling my.um.eprints.441422023-12-03T01:41:51Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/44142/ COVID-19 effects on breast cancer patients: Symptom presentation and critical intervals in a Malaysian hospital Teh, Mei-Sze See, Mee-Hoong Lai, Lee-Lee Yahya, Abqariyah Teoh, Li-Ying Rahmat, Kartini RC Internal medicine Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is distressing especially in countries where resources are thin. In Malaysia, there is concern over its effects on the wellbeing of non-COVID patients. We compare critical intervals between pre-pandemic and pandemic breast cancer patients. Methods: This cohort study involved 100 patients, 50 diagnosed pre-pandemic and 50 diagnosed during the pandemic. Symptoms were categorized into three (breast lump, non-breast lump and non-breast symptoms). Presentation interval was the time from symptoms to first presentation at a clinic. Diagnosis interval was the time from first presentation to diagnosis, and treatment interval was the time from diagnosis to initial treatment. Results: Mean times for presentation, diagnosis and treatment intervals in the pre-pandemic group were 14.48 months, 10.94 days, and 21.18 days, respectively. The pandemic group recorded 34.64 months, 17.14 days, and 17.14 days, respectively. Three main presenting symptoms in pre-pandemic and pandemic groups were breast lumps (92 and 98), followed by non-lump breast symptoms (14 and 30) and non-breast symptoms (2 and 6). Conclusions: The extended presentation and diagnosis intervals may be a result of movement restrictions during the outbreak. Screening should not be neglected. The pandemic should not set us back but aids us in a global reset. © 2022 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement. AME Publishing Company 2022 Article PeerReviewed Teh, Mei-Sze and See, Mee-Hoong and Lai, Lee-Lee and Yahya, Abqariyah and Teoh, Li-Ying and Rahmat, Kartini (2022) COVID-19 effects on breast cancer patients: Symptom presentation and critical intervals in a Malaysian hospital. Journal of Public Health and Emergency, 6. ISSN 2520-0054, DOI https://doi.org/10.21037/jphe-22-21 <https://doi.org/10.21037/jphe-22-21>. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85168952481&doi=10.21037%2fjphe-22-21&partnerID=40&md5=31ec657db251ef6b5904d7ef5276af57 10.21037/jphe-22-21
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topic RC Internal medicine
spellingShingle RC Internal medicine
Teh, Mei-Sze
See, Mee-Hoong
Lai, Lee-Lee
Yahya, Abqariyah
Teoh, Li-Ying
Rahmat, Kartini
COVID-19 effects on breast cancer patients: Symptom presentation and critical intervals in a Malaysian hospital
description Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is distressing especially in countries where resources are thin. In Malaysia, there is concern over its effects on the wellbeing of non-COVID patients. We compare critical intervals between pre-pandemic and pandemic breast cancer patients. Methods: This cohort study involved 100 patients, 50 diagnosed pre-pandemic and 50 diagnosed during the pandemic. Symptoms were categorized into three (breast lump, non-breast lump and non-breast symptoms). Presentation interval was the time from symptoms to first presentation at a clinic. Diagnosis interval was the time from first presentation to diagnosis, and treatment interval was the time from diagnosis to initial treatment. Results: Mean times for presentation, diagnosis and treatment intervals in the pre-pandemic group were 14.48 months, 10.94 days, and 21.18 days, respectively. The pandemic group recorded 34.64 months, 17.14 days, and 17.14 days, respectively. Three main presenting symptoms in pre-pandemic and pandemic groups were breast lumps (92 and 98), followed by non-lump breast symptoms (14 and 30) and non-breast symptoms (2 and 6). Conclusions: The extended presentation and diagnosis intervals may be a result of movement restrictions during the outbreak. Screening should not be neglected. The pandemic should not set us back but aids us in a global reset. © 2022 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement.
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author Teh, Mei-Sze
See, Mee-Hoong
Lai, Lee-Lee
Yahya, Abqariyah
Teoh, Li-Ying
Rahmat, Kartini
author_facet Teh, Mei-Sze
See, Mee-Hoong
Lai, Lee-Lee
Yahya, Abqariyah
Teoh, Li-Ying
Rahmat, Kartini
author_sort Teh, Mei-Sze
title COVID-19 effects on breast cancer patients: Symptom presentation and critical intervals in a Malaysian hospital
title_short COVID-19 effects on breast cancer patients: Symptom presentation and critical intervals in a Malaysian hospital
title_full COVID-19 effects on breast cancer patients: Symptom presentation and critical intervals in a Malaysian hospital
title_fullStr COVID-19 effects on breast cancer patients: Symptom presentation and critical intervals in a Malaysian hospital
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 effects on breast cancer patients: Symptom presentation and critical intervals in a Malaysian hospital
title_sort covid-19 effects on breast cancer patients: symptom presentation and critical intervals in a malaysian hospital
publisher AME Publishing Company
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/44142/
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