Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Treatment

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care

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Callum Yau¹  Isaac George Wallbridge¹  Abhishek Shankar²  Deepak Saini³  Sachidanand Jee Bharati⁴ 

[1] Academic Unit of Medical Education, The University of Sheffield;Department of Radiation Oncology, Lady Hardinge Medical College & SSK Hospital;Cancer Control and Prevention Division, Indian Society of Clinical Oncology;Department of Oncoanaesthia & Palliative Medicine, Dr BA Ambedkar Institue Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

关键词: Cancer;    COVID-19;    Coronavirus;    cancer management;   

DOI  :  10.31557/apjcc.2020.5.S1.247-249

学科分类：内科医学

来源: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention

【 摘 要 】

The emergence of COVID-19 has now spread across 216 countries and territories worldwide. It has had detrimental effects on the delivery of cancer care and many therapeutic treatments have been paused as a result. Therefore, oncology communities have made two main adaptations so that patients can continue to receive their therapy. The first is to reduce the number of hospital visits and hospitalizations and the second is to prevent anticancer treatment induced complications of COVID-19. Oncologists must consider the published advice available in the absence of international guidelines and as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, approaches to treatment must adjust in order to be safely delivered.

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