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Melissa K. Accordino, MD, on Breast Cancer Care Delivery: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

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Melissa K. Accordino, MD, of Columbia University Medical Center, discusses findings showing nearly half of the patients with breast cancer treated at an academic center in New York City experienced a change or delay in their workup or treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Race and socioeconomic factors played a significant role (Abstract 88).



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