COVID-19 pandemic has taken away focus, resources from cancer patients needing palliative care

The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the global population in drastic ways and redefining the global health scenario. If the resources are diverted to manageCOVID-19, patients with other life-limiting conditions such as cancer can be pushed out of their healthcare settings with reduced acc...

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Autores principales: Nair, Devi, Raveendran, Krishnanunni, Sukthankar, Vithal S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9480802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36119179
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1941_21
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Sumario:The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the global population in drastic ways and redefining the global health scenario. If the resources are diverted to manageCOVID-19, patients with other life-limiting conditions such as cancer can be pushed out of their healthcare settings with reduced access to healthcare. To mitigate the impact of the pandemic on cancer patients, health systems should focus on the strategies how to strengthen palliative care services.

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