Possible association of Typhoon Hagibis and the COVID-19 pandemic on patient delay in breast cancer patients: A case report

Yudai Kaneda; Akihiko Ozaki; Masahiro Wada; Tomohiro Kurokawa; Toyoaki Sawano; Masaharu Tsubokura; Tetsuya Tanimoto; Yoshiaki Kanemoto; Tomozo Ejiri; Norio Kanzaki

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5621

Possible association of Typhoon Hagibis and the COVID-19 pandemic on patient delay in breast cancer patients: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Mar 22;10(3):e05621. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5621. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

Yudai Kaneda¹, Akihiko Ozaki², Masahiro Wada^{2

3}, Tomohiro Kurokawa⁴, Toyoaki Sawano^{4

5}, Masaharu Tsubokura⁵, Tetsuya Tanimoto⁶, Yoshiaki Kanemoto⁴, Tomozo Ejiri⁴, Norio Kanzaki⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido Japan.
² Department of Breast Surgery Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Fukushima Japan.
³ Department of Breast Surgery Sano Kosei General Hospital Sano Tochigi Japan.
⁴ Department of Surgery Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Fukushima Japan.
⁵ Department of Radiation Health Management Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine Iwaki Fukushima Japan.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation Iwaki Fukushima Japan.

Abstract

Little is known on how different types of disasters interact in their impacts on patient care. We experienced a breast cancer patient whose initial presentation was delayed for 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Typhoon Hagibis. Increasing awareness is needed on the combined impacts of disasters on breast cancer management.

Keywords: COVID‐19; Japan; Typhoon Hagibis; breast cancer; disasters.

Publication types

Case Reports