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Cancer treatment during COVID-19 pandemic.


ABSTRACT: Currently world is fighting with global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). At this time of uncertainty, oncologists are struggling to provide appropriate care to cancer patients. They have to weigh risk and benefit of giving cancer treatment vs chances of getting them infected with COVID-19. As cancer patients are immunocompromised and there are high chances of exposure during hospital visits and if they get infected, outcome can be fatal. So through the column of this article, we would like to provide basic guideline in management of cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic.

SUBMITTER: Jindal V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7256336 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cancer treatment during COVID-19 pandemic.

Jindal Vishal V   Sahu Kamal Kant KK   Gaikazian Susanna S   Siddiqui Ahmad Daniyal AD   Jaiyesimi Ishmael I  

Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) 20200529 7


Currently world is fighting with global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). At this time of uncertainty, oncologists are struggling to provide appropriate care to cancer patients. They have to weigh risk and benefit of giving cancer treatment vs chances of getting them infected with COVID-19. As cancer patients are immunocompromised and there are high chances of exposure during hospital visits and if they get infected, outcome can be fatal. So through the column of this article, we  ...[more]

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