Caring for our cancer patients in the wake of COVID-19

In response to our current global pandemic, unprecedented healthcare changes may have significant consequences for cancer patients in the United Kingdom. We explore why cancer patients may be more susceptible to severe infection and complications, highlighting various interventions that may help to...

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Autores principales: El-Shakankery, Karim Hussien, Kefas, Joanna, Crusz, Shanthini Mary
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/PMC7164408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32303717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-0843-5
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spelling pubmed-71644082020-04-20 Caring for our cancer patients in the wake of COVID-19 El-Shakankery, Karim Hussien Kefas, Joanna Crusz, Shanthini Mary Br J Cancer Comment In response to our current global pandemic, unprecedented healthcare changes may have significant consequences for cancer patients in the United Kingdom. We explore why cancer patients may be more susceptible to severe infection and complications, highlighting various interventions that may help to ensure continuity of care in this unique cohort. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-04-17 2020-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7164408/ /pubmed/32303717 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-0843-5 Text en © Cancer Research UK 2020 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Note This work is published under the standard license to publish agreement. After 12 months the work will become freely available and the license terms will switch to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
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Caring for our cancer patients in the wake of COVID-19
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