Attitudes and Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Patients With Breast Cancer

Cynthia Villarreal-Garza; Bryan F Vaca-Cartagena; Andrea Becerril-Gaitan; Ana S Ferrigno; Fernanda Mesa-Chavez; Alejandra Platas; Ana Platas

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1962

Attitudes and Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Patients With Breast Cancer

JAMA Oncol. 2021 Aug 1;7(8):1242-1244. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1962.

Authors

Cynthia Villarreal-Garza^{1

2}, Bryan F Vaca-Cartagena¹, Andrea Becerril-Gaitan¹, Ana S Ferrigno¹, Fernanda Mesa-Chavez¹, Alejandra Platas², Ana Platas²

Affiliations

¹ Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico.
² Médicos e Investigadores en la Lucha contra el Cáncer de Mama, Mexico City, Mexico.

Abstract

This cross-sectional survey study evaluates the specific concerns of and high hesitancy rate toward COVID-19 vaccination among women with breast cancer in Mexico.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitude
Breast Neoplasms / immunology*
Breast Neoplasms / virology
COVID-19 / immunology*
COVID-19 Vaccines / immunology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2 / immunology
Vaccination / methods
Young Adult

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines