Abstract:Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought life to a standstill all over the world. Especially in Istanbul, the most populated city in Turkey, many hospitals served as pandemic hospitals and suspended the examination of patients who were not infected with COVID-19. On the other hand, in this period, lockdown was applied frequently to control the pandemic and to reduce the transmission. It is known that the delay in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer can sometimes be fatal. Init… Show more
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