<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">VANNI, GIANLUCA</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MATERAZZO, MARCO</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PELLICCIARO, MARCO</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">INGALLINELLA, SARA</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">RHO, MAURIZIO</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SANTORI, FRANCESCA</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">COTESTA, MARIA</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">CASPI, JONATHAN</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MAKAROVA, ANNA</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PISTOLESE, CHIARA ADRIANA</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BUONOMO, ORESTE CLAUDIO</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Breast Cancer and COVID-19: The Effect of Fear on Patients' Decision-making Process</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In Vivo</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020-06-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1651-1659</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.21873/invivo.11957</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">34</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3 suppl</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Background/Aim: Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak is currently having a huge impact on medical resource allocation. Breast Cancer (BC) patients are concerned both with BC treatment and COVID-19. This study aimed to estimate the impact of anxiety among patients, caused by the spreading of COVID-19. Patients and Methods: Between the 16th of January and the 20th of March 2020, we retrospectively enrolled 160 patients. Eighty-two patients with a suspected breast lesion (SBL) were divided into two groups: PRE-COVID-19-SBL and POST-COVID-19-SBL. Seventy-eight BC patients were divided into PRE-COVID-19-BC and POST-COVID-19-BC. Patient characteristics including age, marital status, SBL/BC diameter, personal and family history of BC, clinical stage and molecular subtype were recorded. Procedure Refusal (PR) and Surgical Refusal (SR) were also recorded with their reason. Results: BC and SBL analysis showed no difference in pre-treatment characteristics (p&gt;0.05). Both POST-COVID-19-SBL and POST-COVID-19-BC groups showed higher rates of PR and SR (p=0.0208, p=0.0065 respectively). Infection risk represented primary reason for refusal among POST-COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: COVID-19-related anxiety could affect patients' decision-making process.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>