The necessity of proactive measures from healthcare providers highlighted by delayed breast cancer diagnosis due to COVID‐19: A case report

Yudai Kaneda; Akihiko Ozaki; Mira Namba; Toyoaki Sawano; Masahiro Wada; Hiroaki Saito; Yoshiaki Kanemoto; Tomohiro Kurokawa; Masaharu Tsubokura; Kazunoshin Tachibana; Tetsuya Tanimoto; Tohru Ohtake; Tomozo Ejiri; Hiroaki Shimmura; Norio Kanzaki

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7919

Clinical Case Reports (Sep 2023)

The necessity of proactive measures from healthcare providers highlighted by delayed breast cancer diagnosis due to COVID‐19: A case report

Yudai Kaneda,
Akihiko Ozaki,
Mira Namba,
Toyoaki Sawano,
Masahiro Wada,
Hiroaki Saito,
Yoshiaki Kanemoto,
Tomohiro Kurokawa,
Masaharu Tsubokura,
Kazunoshin Tachibana,
Tetsuya Tanimoto,
Tohru Ohtake,
Tomozo Ejiri,
Hiroaki Shimmura,
Norio Kanzaki

Affiliations

Yudai Kaneda: School of Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
Akihiko Ozaki: Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Japan
Mira Namba: School of Medicine Keio University Tokyo Japan
Toyoaki Sawano: Department of Surgery Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Japan
Masahiro Wada: Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Japan
Hiroaki Saito: Department of Internal Medicine Soma Central Hospital Soma Japan
Yoshiaki Kanemoto: Department of Surgery Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Japan
Tomohiro Kurokawa: Department of Surgery Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Japan
Masaharu Tsubokura: Department of Radiation Health Management Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine Fukushima Japan
Kazunoshin Tachibana: Department of Breast Surgery Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
Tetsuya Tanimoto: Department of Internal Medicine Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Japan
Tohru Ohtake: Department of Breast Surgery Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
Tomozo Ejiri: Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Japan
Hiroaki Shimmura: Department of Urology Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Japan
Norio Kanzaki: Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7919
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 9
pp. n/a – n/a

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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.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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