Covid-19: QUB asks breast cancer patients about experiences

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Covid-19: QUB asks breast cancer patients about experiences
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients in Northern Ireland is set to be examined covid19

Breast cancer screening programmes in Northern Ireland, as well as England, Scotland and Wales, were suspended for several months in 2020 and operated at a reduced capacity when they re-opened.

In June 2022, 58% of people with an urgent GP referral for suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks - a target that should be met by all patients. When she was told about her diagnosis, she had attended the appointment alone due to the Covid-19 restrictions.Image caption,Ms Doran explained she had initially been hesitant to contact her GP because of the pandemic after feeling a lump in her left breast.

"I had to have a lot of my antenatal care and cancer treatment alone which was very upsetting at times, but I know that I was more fortunate than some women who had their diagnosis delayed, or treatment interrupted."

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