Should cancer treatment be continued during the COVID-19 pandemic? A single Egyptian institution experience

The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Egypt was reported on 14 February, 2020. Menoufia Clinical Oncology Centre is at the forefront of delivering care to patients with cancer during this public health crisis in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. This article highlights the un...

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Autores principales: Elkhouly, Enas A, Salem, Radwa H, Haggag, Mahmoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cancer Intelligence 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32863871
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2020.1077
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description The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Egypt was reported on 14 February, 2020. Menoufia Clinical Oncology Centre is at the forefront of delivering care to patients with cancer during this public health crisis in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. This article highlights the unique circumstances and challenges of cancer treatment during this global pandemic and the importance of organisational structure, preparation and a shared vision for continuing to provide cancer treatment to patients in the face of uncertainty and rapid change.
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spelling pubmed-74345042020-08-28 Should cancer treatment be continued during the COVID-19 pandemic? A single Egyptian institution experience Elkhouly, Enas A Salem, Radwa H Haggag, Mahmoud Ecancermedicalscience Research The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Egypt was reported on 14 February, 2020. Menoufia Clinical Oncology Centre is at the forefront of delivering care to patients with cancer during this public health crisis in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. This article highlights the unique circumstances and challenges of cancer treatment during this global pandemic and the importance of organisational structure, preparation and a shared vision for continuing to provide cancer treatment to patients in the face of uncertainty and rapid change. Cancer Intelligence 2020-07-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7434504/ /pubmed/32863871 http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2020.1077 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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