Yousif Abdallah

Department of Radiological Science and Medical Imaging, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, 11952, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Study of the guidelines and approaches of breast carcinoma management during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Author(s): Yousif Abdallah*
  
  Background: The pandemic COVID-19 has had a significant impact on cancer treatment. Several non-urgent hospital operations have been delayed reducing SARS-CoV-2 exposures, and patient visits to health centres have decreased. As a public health measure, careful consideration should be given to whether to prescribe immunosuppressive medications considering the current outbreak. Due to the delay of many breast surgeries, neoadjuvant systemic therapy is increasingly used for breast cancer. Materials and Methods: In some cases, the augmented application of genetic tumour reporting may be necessary to guide neoadjuvant treatment options for core biopsy specimens. To successfully implement breast carcinoma management during a pandemic, health professionals require multidisciplinary teamwork. This can vary in terms of the different phases, tumour type, patient general condition and .. Read More»
  

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