Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Manuscript ID	75447
Country	Italy

Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Case Control Study
Article Title	Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale may reduce medical visits in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Valeria Sanna, Palma Fedele, Giulia Deiana, Maria G Alicicco, Chiara Ninniri, Anna N Santoro, Antonio Pazzola and Alessandro Fancellu
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Alessandro Fancellu, FACS, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Unit of General Surgery 2-Clinica Chirurgica, University of Sassari, V.le San Pietro 43, Sassari 07100, Italy. afancel@uniss.it
Key Words	Edmonton system assessment scale; Adjuvant chemotherapy; Breast cancer; Medical visits; Patient-reported outcomes
Core Tip	Adjuvant chemotherapy is recommended in high-risk breast cancer. We hypothesized that the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) can be used to safely reduce the number of medical visits in women with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy. The main result of this case-matched analysis is that ESAS screening may safely reduce the frequency of medical visits in the setting of AC in patients with breast cancer. This finding may have some advantageous implications in oncological practice, especially in the current scenario, where an increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the world has imposed measures for minimising the risk of infection among patients and health care providers.
Citation	Sanna V, Fedele P, Deiana G, Alicicco MG, Ninniri C, Santoro AN, Pazzola A, Fancellu A. Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale may reduce medical visits in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. World J Clin Oncol 2022; 13(7): 577-586

Received	2022-01-29 07:35
Peer-Review Started	2022-01-29 07:37
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2022-05-12 08:41
Revised	2022-06-05 21:21
Second Decision	2022-06-20 03:04
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2022-06-27 00:04
Articles in Press	2022-06-27 00:04
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Typeset the Manuscript	2022-07-01 07:29

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