Postponement of treatments and tests that spread the impact on cancer patients Expansion of new corona infection

Postponement of treatments and tests that spread the impact on cancer patients Expansion of new corona infection May 21, 4:38

In a survey targeting female cancer patients, 25% of the respondents said that the spread of new coronavirus infections had delayed the treatment and tests, which also affected cancer treatment. is spreading.

The survey was conducted by the management organization of "Peering", an exchange site for female cancer patients such as breast cancer and ovarian cancer, over the Internet for a week starting from the 19th of last month, and more than 1100 responded.

When asked about the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus on cancer treatment, they were "greatly affected" (61 / 5.5%) and "a little affected" (211 / (19.2%), a total of 272 people accounted for approximately 25% of the total.
(385 people / 35%, which does not have much influence, 275 people / 25%, which has no influence at all) When

I asked these people the contents of the effect in multiple answers, "I postponed my appointment due to anxiety about the infection." The number of respondents was the highest at 57, followed by “delayed treatment” at 46, “deferred medical examination” at 41, and 19 also answered “delayed surgery”.

In addition, 97% (1070 people) of all respondents said they were “anxious about their own or their family being infected”, and when asked with multiple answers regarding their physical condition since last month, 32% said they were “feeling depressed and getting dark”. (355 people), 19% (213 people) said "I may be unable to sleep because of anxiety."
(Especially behalf and not 32 percent, 349 people, the body is languid 22%, 238 people)

Hitomi Suzuki doctor of Ichinomiya west hospital in Aichi Prefecture, which is Breast Surgery was supervised an investigation in a professional, it is that "the long-term impact continues As it is expected, the staff, mainly the attending physician, should try to care for the patient's mind, and it is important that the patient does not hold anxiety alone and has a place to talk about his treatment and anxiety ”