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Status and strategies for the management of head and neck cancer during COVID-19 pandemic: Indian scenario.

ABSTRACT: In India, oral cancer is the most common head and neck cancer (HNC) in men, mainly caused by the consumption of smoked and smokeless tobacco. During the current pandemic, delaying surgery for even 1 or 2 months may lead to more extensive surgery or inoperability, where only supportive care can be provided. Being semi-emergent in nature, treatment for these patients is currently on hold or delayed in most centers across the country. This study was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and inability of the health system to treat HNC in a timely fashion and how surgeons are coping to this emergent situation. This article highlights the situation in India, a country burdened with one of the highest incidence rates of HNC.

SUBMITTER: Gupta A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7267542 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Status and strategies for the management of head and neck cancer during COVID-19 pandemic: Indian scenario.

Gupta Anand A Arora Vipin V Nair Deepa D Agrawal Nishant N Su Yu-Xiong YX Holsinger F Christopher FC Chan Jason Y K JYK

Head & neck 20200513 7

In India, oral cancer is the most common head and neck cancer (HNC) in men, mainly caused by the consumption of smoked and smokeless tobacco. During the current pandemic, delaying surgery for even 1 or 2 months may lead to more extensive surgery or inoperability, where only supportive care can be provided. Being semi-emergent in nature, treatment for these patients is currently on hold or delayed in most centers across the country. This study was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandem ...[more]

PMID: 32357281

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