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FUTURE ONCOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 28, Pages 2191-2195Publisher
FUTURE MEDICINE LTD
DOI: 10.2217/fon-2020-0714
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breast cancer; COVID-19; telemedicine; teleoncology
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Background:Telemedicine is seen as a savior during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials & methods:This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted with cancer patients who were interviewed via telemedicine from a tertiary care comprehensive oncology center.Results:A total of 421 patients were included in the study and 118 of them (28.0%) were >65 years old. Communication was provided most frequently by voice call (n = 213; 50.5%). The majority of the patients contacted by telemedicine had breast cancer (n = 270; 64.1%). For 135 patients (32.1%) no further examination or intervention was required and the previously planned follow-up visit was postponed by the clinician.Conclusion:This study showed that telemedicine could open a new era for medical oncology specialists.
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