Treatment of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions in cancer care around the world due to logistical and psychosocial reasons. This paper was written with the primary objective of providing a guide for medical oncologists in addressing concerns in the management of adult patients with solid tumours in the...

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Autores principales: Ting, Frederic Ivan, Sacdalan, Danielle Benedict, Abarquez, Honey Sarita, Uson, Arnold John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cancer Intelligence 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7289609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32565893
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2020.1040
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description The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions in cancer care around the world due to logistical and psychosocial reasons. This paper was written with the primary objective of providing a guide for medical oncologists in addressing concerns in the management of adult patients with solid tumours in the Philippines and for those working under similar circumstances. These recommendations are divided into prioritisation of cancer care, ensuring a safe work environment, organising the transition of cancer care, and maintaining cohesion in a time of isolation.
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spelling pubmed-72896092020-06-19 Treatment of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines Ting, Frederic Ivan Sacdalan, Danielle Benedict Abarquez, Honey Sarita Uson, Arnold John Ecancermedicalscience Short Communication The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions in cancer care around the world due to logistical and psychosocial reasons. This paper was written with the primary objective of providing a guide for medical oncologists in addressing concerns in the management of adult patients with solid tumours in the Philippines and for those working under similar circumstances. These recommendations are divided into prioritisation of cancer care, ensuring a safe work environment, organising the transition of cancer care, and maintaining cohesion in a time of isolation. Cancer Intelligence 2020-05-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7289609/ /pubmed/32565893 http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2020.1040 Text en © the authors; licensee ecancermedicalscience. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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