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  "abstract": "Background: There is a lack of updated data on the utilisation of teleconsultation after the end of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Objective clinical outcome measures to reflect its safety and effectiveness are underresearched.\n\nMethods: We retrospectively reviewed consecutive breast cancer outpatient clinic appointments which took place between 5 May 2023, and 30 June 2025, in the oncology department of a tertiary referral hospital. Patient characteristics, postconsultation acute services contact, emergency hospital admission rate and survival were compared between telephone and face‐to‐face consultation groups.\n\nResults: A total of 3098 consultations involving 433 patients were included in our analysis. The majority was face‐to‐face (66.1%). Teleconsultations were associated with a lower median age (p < 0.0001), higher proportion of patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 (p = 0.0010), Stage III or IV disease (p = 0.0112), longer history of follow‐up (p < 0.0001) and active treatment (p < 0.0001). No significant difference was found in postconsultation acute services contact or emergency hospital admission rate after adjusting for confounding factors (p = 0.6165). Overall survival was similar in patients stratified by the proportion of teleconsultations out of all attended appointments (logrank p = 0.07), as was recurrence‐free survival (logrank p = 0.052) in early breast cancer.\n\nConclusion: We reported ongoing high utilisation of teleconsultation in a real‐world breast oncology clinic setting and preliminary observation of its successful care delivery without compromise on safety and quality.",
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  "published": "2026-11-03",
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  "title": "Utilisation Patterns and Clinical Outcomes of Teleconsultation Versus Face‐to‐Face Follow‐Up of Breast Cancer Patients in the Post‐COVID‐19 Era",
  "title_text": "Utilisation Patterns and Clinical Outcomes of Teleconsultation Versus Face‐to‐Face Follow‐Up of Breast Cancer Patients in the Post‐COVID‐19 Era",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/51h5zyzzrvcbz",
  "venue": "International Journal of Breast Cancer",
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