Safety-net hospital sees increase in late-stage breast cancer diagnoses during pandemic

COVID-19 restrictions led to a 1.2-fold increase in presentation of late-stage breast cancer at an urban safety-net hospital, according to a study presented at an American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting press briefing.
Researchers also reported a longer time to first treatment, including time to surgery, during the pandemic.
Patients accessing the hospital already demonstrated a threefold higher likelihood of presenting with late-stage breast cancer prior to COVID-19 when compared with women at other Commission on Cancer-accredited sites in the U.S.
“Historically, safety-net

COVID-19 restrictions led to a 1.2-fold increase in presentation of late-stage breast cancer at an urban safety-net hospital, according to a study presented at an American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting press briefing.
Researchers also reported a longer time to first treatment, including time to surgery, during the pandemic.
Patients accessing the hospital already demonstrated a threefold higher likelihood of presenting with late-stage breast cancer prior to COVID-19 when compared with women at other Commission on Cancer-accredited sites in the U.S.
“Historically, safety-net