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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.
Little is known about how the psychological stress of having experienced a natural disaster affects cancer patients. We experienced a patient who was treated with breast cancer after having been stricken by a typhoon, which resulted in significant psychological damage. Treatment strategies should incorporate patients' mental health appropriately after disasters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInformation regarding the proposed measures addressing long-term care problems during disasters at a municipal level is scarce. Thus, this study reviewed the long-term care insurance measures taken in the Katsurao Village after the Fukushima nuclear accident and summarized the measures that municipalities can take against such issues in the future.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe experienced the case of a patient with advanced breast cancer who failed to receive comprehensive care despite regular video conferencing with her physician during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in delayed detection of liver metastasis. Inter-hospital collaboration is required to provide uninterrupted cancer care to those disproportionately affected by crises.
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