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Cancer Imaging and Patient Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Patients with cancer have been negatively impacted during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as many of these individuals may be immunosuppressed and of older age. Additionally, cancer follow-up or imaging appointments have been delayed in many clinics around the world. Postponement o...

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Autores principales: Boettcher, Adeline N., Hammoud, Dima A., Weinberg, Jason B., Agarwal, Prachi, Mendiratta-Lala, Mishal, Luker, Gary D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Radiological Society of North America 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7706101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33778750
http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rycan.2020200058
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Hammoud, Dima A.
Weinberg, Jason B.
Agarwal, Prachi
Mendiratta-Lala, Mishal
Luker, Gary D.
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description Patients with cancer have been negatively impacted during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as many of these individuals may be immunosuppressed and of older age. Additionally, cancer follow-up or imaging appointments have been delayed in many clinics around the world. Postponement of routine screening exams will result in delays in new cancer diagnoses. Clinics are continuing to monitor and adapt their appointment schedules based on local outbreaks of COVID-19. Studies on COVID-19 in patients with cancer are limited, but consistently indicate that this population is at risk for more severe COVID-19 illness. Data from recent studies also suggest that pediatric patients with cancer have a lower risk of severe COVID-19 illness compared to adults. Certain features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection detected by lung, brain, and gastrointestinal imaging may confound radiologists’ interpretation of cancer diagnosis, staging, and treatment response. Lastly, as clinics begin to re-open for routine appointments, protocols have been put in place to reduce SARS-CoV-2 exposure to patients during their visits. This review details different perspectives on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with cancer and on cancer imaging. Keywords: Abdomen/GI, Cardiac, Infection, Nervous-Peripheral
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spelling pubmed-77061012020-12-02 Cancer Imaging and Patient Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic Boettcher, Adeline N. Hammoud, Dima A. Weinberg, Jason B. Agarwal, Prachi Mendiratta-Lala, Mishal Luker, Gary D. Radiol Imaging Cancer Review Patients with cancer have been negatively impacted during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as many of these individuals may be immunosuppressed and of older age. Additionally, cancer follow-up or imaging appointments have been delayed in many clinics around the world. Postponement of routine screening exams will result in delays in new cancer diagnoses. Clinics are continuing to monitor and adapt their appointment schedules based on local outbreaks of COVID-19. Studies on COVID-19 in patients with cancer are limited, but consistently indicate that this population is at risk for more severe COVID-19 illness. Data from recent studies also suggest that pediatric patients with cancer have a lower risk of severe COVID-19 illness compared to adults. Certain features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection detected by lung, brain, and gastrointestinal imaging may confound radiologists’ interpretation of cancer diagnosis, staging, and treatment response. Lastly, as clinics begin to re-open for routine appointments, protocols have been put in place to reduce SARS-CoV-2 exposure to patients during their visits. This review details different perspectives on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with cancer and on cancer imaging. Keywords: Abdomen/GI, Cardiac, Infection, Nervous-Peripheral Radiological Society of North America 2020-11-13 /pmc/articles/PMC7706101/ /pubmed/33778750 http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rycan.2020200058 Text en 2020 by the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic or until permissions are revoked in writing. Upon expiration of these permissions, PMC is granted a perpetual license to make this article available via PMC and Europe PMC, consistent with existing copyright protections.
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Hammoud, Dima A.
Weinberg, Jason B.
Agarwal, Prachi
Mendiratta-Lala, Mishal
Luker, Gary D.
Cancer Imaging and Patient Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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