Cancer, COVID-19 and the precautionary principle: prioritizing treatment during a global pandemic

During the COVID-19 global pandemic, the cancer community faces many difficult questions. We will first discuss safety considerations for patients with cancer requiring treatment in SARS-CoV-2 endemic areas. We will then discuss a general framework for prioritizing cancer care, emphasizing the preca...

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Autores principales: Hanna, Timothy P., Evans, Gerald A., Booth, Christopher M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7117554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32242095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41571-020-0362-6
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Sumario:During the COVID-19 global pandemic, the cancer community faces many difficult questions. We will first discuss safety considerations for patients with cancer requiring treatment in SARS-CoV-2 endemic areas. We will then discuss a general framework for prioritizing cancer care, emphasizing the precautionary principle in decision making.

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