ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
COVID-19 Lockdown and Its Adverse Impact on Psychological Health in Breast Cancer.
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- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Cognitive Function in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Literature Review.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Pooled it
- The psychosocial and emotional experiences of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.Seminars in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological Distress Among Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic in the World: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Coping, Emotional Processing, and Cancer-Related Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors: Cross-Sectional Secondary Analysis of the REPAT Study.Psycho-oncology · 2025Trial
- Impact of the CALM intervention on breast cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Trial
- Loneliness and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in older breast cancer survivors and noncancer controls.Cancer · 2021Trial
- Predictors of the use of psycho-oncological care.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2026Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of early breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy - an observational, multicenter study.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Observational
- Exploring physical symptoms and distress in early-stage breast cancer survivors on hormone therapy: A qualitative study.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- A Qualitative Descriptive Study to Assess Experiences and Care Needs of Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Oncology nursing forum · 2025Article
- Anxiety and depression in cancer patients and survivors in the context of restrictions in contact and oncological care during the COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of cancer · 2025Article
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- The signature of SARS-CoV-2-related genes predicts the immune therapeutic response and prognosis in breast cancer.BMC medical genomics · 2024Article
- Biopsychosocial Associates of Psychological Distress and Post-Traumatic Growth among Canadian Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Critical Issues for Patients and Caregivers in Neuro-Oncology during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What We Have Learnt from an Observational Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Observational
- COVID-19-Related Treatment Cancellations and Oncology Patients' Psychological Health in Nigeria.Clinical medicine & research · 2024Article
- Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among Slovenian Breast Cancer Survivors Post-Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2024Article
- Prevalence of loneliness and associations with health behaviours and body mass index in 5835 people living with and beyond cancer: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Complex Cancer Survivors.Clinical journal of oncology nursing · 2023Article
- Automated breast tumor ultrasound image segmentation with hybrid UNet and classification using fine-tuned CNN model.Heliyon · 2023Article
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Abstract
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak generated an unprecedented set of emotional challenges for women diagnosed with breast cancer. In the United Kingdom (UK), the pandemic significantly disrupted oncology services as resources were reassigned to care for COVID-19 patients. In addition to service disruptions, many women received a UK Government letter advising them to shield for 12-weeks. We aimed to explore the effect of disruption to scheduled oncology services and the UK Government shielding letter on emotional and cognitive vulnerability. A further aim was to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 related emotional vulnerability (COVID-EMV) and anxiety, depression and perceived cognitive function. Women diagnosed with primary breast cancer (
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