Management of Breast Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arises from the virus SARS-CoV-2 which is similar to the original SARS virus. The most common symptoms of the COVID-19 infection are fever, coughing and shortness of breath. According to the current data, the primary mode of transmission for the COVID-19 virus is between people through respiratory droplets and contact routes. The virus may lead to worse respiratory complications, including pneumonia, especially in older patients and patients with pre-existing illnesses, such as cancer. Cancer patients are at a significantly higher risk of getting infected with COVID-19 since their immune system can be compromised and that reality has to do with both that they have cancer and that they are on therapy for their cancer. COVID-19 crisis has impacted every aspect of the practice, including outpatient, elective, wards, emergency care, conferences, teaching and research. We should make sure cancer patients on active treatment are treated appropriately. In this review, we tried to explain how to prevent the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients.

COVID-19 pandemisi sýrasýnda meme kanseri yönetimi

Yeni koronavirüs hastalýðýna (COVID-19) orijinal SARS virüsüne benzeyen SARS-CoV-2 virüsü neden olur. COVID-19 enfeksiyonunun en yaygýn semptomlarý ateþ, öksürük ve nefes darlýðýdýr. Mevcut verilere göre, COVID-19 virüsü için birincil bulaþma yolu solunum damlacýklarý ve temas yoluyla insanlar arasýndadýr. Virüs, özellikle yaþlý hastalarda ve kanser gibi önceden mevcut hastalýklarý olanlarda pnömoni de dahil olmak üzere ciddi respiratuar komplikasyonlara yol açabilir. Kanser hastalarýnýn COVID-19 ile enfekte olma riski önemli ölçüde yüksektir çünkü baðýþýklýk sistemleri zayýftýr ve bu durum hem kanser olmalarý hem de kanser tedavisi almalarýndan kaynaklanýr. COVID 19 krizi, poliklinik, elektif bakým, servisler, acil bakým, konferanslar, öðretim ve araþtýrma dahil olmak üzere pek çok uygulamayý her yönüyle etkilemiþtir. Aktif kanser tedavisi gören hastalarýn uygun þekilde tedavi edildiðinden emin olmalýyýz. Bu derlemede, COVID-19 pandemisinin meme kanseri hastalarýnýn taný ve tedavisi üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerinin nasýl önlenebileceðini açýklamaya çalýþtýk. (SETB-2020-05-073)