Marina Sonagli|Renato Cagnacci Neto|Fernanda Leite|Fabiana Baroni Alves Makdissi
The use of telemedicine to maintain breast cancer follow?up and surveillance during the COVID?19 pandemic
AC Camargo Hospital|AC Camargo Hospital|AC Camargo Hospital|AC Camargo Hospital
abstract result restricted economic activities social distancing due coronavirus disease2019 covid19 pandemic observed 494 decrease outpatient appointments institution minimize impact screening oncological followup breast cancer patients telemedicine appointments established authors demonstrate cancer center largest city brazil managed outpatient appointments covid19 pandemic retrospective study patients appointments telemedicine ac camargo cancer center june 2020 october 2020 covid19 pandemic 77 patients telemedicine appointments 36 468 accounted breast cancer followup 20 26 breast cancer screening 10 13 benign breast disease evaluation 7 9 second opinion 4 52 general orientations routine surveillancefollowup exams requested 45 584 patients breast image exams request return personal appointment 30 39 patients two 26 patients requested schedule personal appointment immediately physical exam conclusion telemedicine may feasible alternative reduce personal outpatient appointments cancer followup breast cancer screening covid19 pandemic