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Managing children with brain tumors during the COVID-19 era: Don’t stop the care!
The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially stressed health care systems globally, subsequently reducing cancer care services and delaying treatments. Pediatric populations infected by COVID-19 have shown mild clinical symptoms compared to adults, perhaps due to decreased susceptibility. Several scienti...
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Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7817528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33505640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2021.01.005 |
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author | Capozza, Michele Antonio Triarico, Silvia Attinà, Giorgio Romano, Alberto Mastrangelo, Stefano Maurizi, Palma Frassanito, Paolo Bianchi, Federico Verdolotti, Tommaso Gessi, Marco Balducci, Mario Massimi, Luca Tamburrini, Gianpiero Ruggiero, Antonio |
author_facet | Capozza, Michele Antonio Triarico, Silvia Attinà, Giorgio Romano, Alberto Mastrangelo, Stefano Maurizi, Palma Frassanito, Paolo Bianchi, Federico Verdolotti, Tommaso Gessi, Marco Balducci, Mario Massimi, Luca Tamburrini, Gianpiero Ruggiero, Antonio |
author_sort | Capozza, Michele Antonio |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially stressed health care systems globally, subsequently reducing cancer care services and delaying treatments. Pediatric populations infected by COVID-19 have shown mild clinical symptoms compared to adults, perhaps due to decreased susceptibility. Several scientific societies and governments have released information on the management of patients with cancer, wherein they warn against exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection and suggest continuing treatment. To determine the best diagnostic and therapeutic approach, multidisciplinary tumor boards should convene regularly, including through conference calls and telematics platforms. A prompt diagnostic workup may reduce children's suffering and prevent loss of confidence in the health care system among parents. Moreover, ensuring adequate support and information regarding measures for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric patients and their families is essential for avoiding panic and excessive stress, allowing early reporting of any suspected symptoms of cancer and, in turn, facilitating early diagnosis and prompt modulation of treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-78175282021-01-26 Managing children with brain tumors during the COVID-19 era: Don’t stop the care! Capozza, Michele Antonio Triarico, Silvia Attinà, Giorgio Romano, Alberto Mastrangelo, Stefano Maurizi, Palma Frassanito, Paolo Bianchi, Federico Verdolotti, Tommaso Gessi, Marco Balducci, Mario Massimi, Luca Tamburrini, Gianpiero Ruggiero, Antonio Comput Struct Biotechnol J Review Article The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially stressed health care systems globally, subsequently reducing cancer care services and delaying treatments. Pediatric populations infected by COVID-19 have shown mild clinical symptoms compared to adults, perhaps due to decreased susceptibility. Several scientific societies and governments have released information on the management of patients with cancer, wherein they warn against exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection and suggest continuing treatment. To determine the best diagnostic and therapeutic approach, multidisciplinary tumor boards should convene regularly, including through conference calls and telematics platforms. A prompt diagnostic workup may reduce children's suffering and prevent loss of confidence in the health care system among parents. Moreover, ensuring adequate support and information regarding measures for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric patients and their families is essential for avoiding panic and excessive stress, allowing early reporting of any suspected symptoms of cancer and, in turn, facilitating early diagnosis and prompt modulation of treatment. Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology 2021-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7817528/ /pubmed/33505640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2021.01.005 Text en © 2021 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Article Capozza, Michele Antonio Triarico, Silvia Attinà, Giorgio Romano, Alberto Mastrangelo, Stefano Maurizi, Palma Frassanito, Paolo Bianchi, Federico Verdolotti, Tommaso Gessi, Marco Balducci, Mario Massimi, Luca Tamburrini, Gianpiero Ruggiero, Antonio Managing children with brain tumors during the COVID-19 era: Don’t stop the care! |
title | Managing children with brain tumors during the COVID-19 era: Don’t stop the care! |
title_full | Managing children with brain tumors during the COVID-19 era: Don’t stop the care! |
title_fullStr | Managing children with brain tumors during the COVID-19 era: Don’t stop the care! |
title_full_unstemmed | Managing children with brain tumors during the COVID-19 era: Don’t stop the care! |
title_short | Managing children with brain tumors during the COVID-19 era: Don’t stop the care! |
title_sort | managing children with brain tumors during the covid-19 era: don’t stop the care! |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7817528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33505640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2021.01.005 |
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