Cancer treatment during COVID-19 pandemic.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-29-2020

Publication Title

Medical Oncology (Northwood, London, England)

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.

Volume

37

Issue

7

First Page

58

Last Page

58

DOI

10.1007/s12032-020-01382-w

ISSN

1559-131X

PubMed ID

32472216

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