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Avoiding collateral mortality in a pandemic — time to change our mindset in surgical oncology

The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has become the focus of attention worldwide, and herein we seek to highlight the potential problem of ‘collateral mortality’ from delayed or deferred treatments in patients with cancer. We propose potential solutions to ensure continuity of care in the...

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Autores principales: Tan, Ker-Kan, Moran, Brendan J., Solomon, Michael J.
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/PMC7199649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32372035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41571-020-0383-1
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spelling pubmed-71996492020-05-06 Avoiding collateral mortality in a pandemic — time to change our mindset in surgical oncology Tan, Ker-Kan Moran, Brendan J. Solomon, Michael J. Nat Rev Clin Oncol Comment The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has become the focus of attention worldwide, and herein we seek to highlight the potential problem of ‘collateral mortality’ from delayed or deferred treatments in patients with cancer. We propose potential solutions to ensure continuity of care in the field of surgical oncology. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-05-05 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7199649/ /pubmed/32372035 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41571-020-0383-1 Text en © Springer Nature Limited 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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