The reliability of breast cancer surgery in a regional pandemic hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic: Delay or Do?

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of COVID-19 infection on the morbidity and mortality rates of breast cancer patients performed in the East Mediterranean region of Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic and to share the results of those investigations.

Methods: This retrospective study included all breast cancer patients that underwent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic in the General Surgery Clinic of Adana City Training and Research Hospital, a regional pandemic hospital, between March 11, 2020 and December 25, 2020. The patients were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively (the first 30 days) in terms of COVID-19 infection.