Background: Telemedicine is seen as a savior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials & methods: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted with cancer patients who were interviewed via telemedicine from a tertiary care comprehensive oncology center. Results: A total of 421 patients were included in the study and 118 of them (28.0%) were >65 years old. Communication was provided most frequently by voice call (n = 213; 50.5%). The majority of the patients contacted by telemedicine had breast cancer (n = 270; 64.1%). For 135 patients (32.1%) no further examination or intervention was required and the previously planned follow-up visit was postponed by the clinician. Conclusion: This study showed that telemedicine could open a new era for medical oncology specialists.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Breast cancer, Telemedicine, teleoncology, 【초록키워드】 cross-sectional, communication, COVID-19 pandemic, Intervention, oncology, Patient, Follow-up, Care, cancer patient, clinician, material, the patient, required, conducted, provided, majority, 【제목키워드】 oncology patient,