3 in 10 said that seeing people wearing masks in public reminded them of being in the hospital or receiving chemo.3 in 10 said that the smell of sanitizers and cleaning supplies made them feel like they were in a medical facility.
This can create confusion during a mammogram, for example, and may lead to further — potentially unnecessary — testing. If you’re scheduled for a mammogram soon after your COVID-19 vaccine, talk to your doctor. Although there’s a chance your physician may want to reschedule, you should never postpone the screening without talking to your doctor first. Nearly half of people who were in treatment during the pandemic believe that cancer increases their risk for complications from COVID-19. New strains of the virus have also been discovered, including the delta variant, which is more than twice as contagious as the previous strains. This has left people with breast cancer, including 3 out of 4 survey respondents, continuing to feel concerned about the pandemic.
