Perspective: Cancer Patient Management Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic

被引:3
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作者
Terracciano, Daniela [1 ]
Buonerba, Carlo [2 ,3 ]
Scafuri, Luca [2 ,3 ]
De Berardinis, Piergiuseppe [4 ]
Calin, George A. [5 ]
Ferrajoli, Alessandra [6 ]
Fabbri, Muller [7 ]
Cimmino, Amelia [8 ]
机构
[1] Univ Federico II, Dept Translat Med Sci, Naples, Italy
[2] AOU Federico II, CRTR Rare Tumors Reference Ctr, Naples, Italy
[3] Zoo Prophylact Inst Southern Italy, Environm & Hlth Operat Unit, Portici, Italy
[4] CNR, Inst Biochem & Cell Biol, Naples, Italy
[5] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Expt Therapeut, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[6] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Div Canc Prevent & Populat Sci, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[7] Univ Hawaii, Canc Ctr, Canc Biol Program, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
[8] CNR, Inst Genet & Biophys, Naples, Italy
来源
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY | 2020年 / 10卷
关键词
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); cancer; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); pandemic; chemotherapy;
D O I
10.3389/fonc.2020.01556
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
On March 11, 2020, the WHO has declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic. As the last few months have profoundly changed the delivery of health care in the world, we should recognize the effort of numerous comprehensive cancer centers to share experiences and knowledge to develop best practices to care for oncological patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients as well as physicians must be aware of all these constraints and profound social, personal, and medical challenges posed by the tackling of this deadly disease in everyday life in order to adjust to such a completely novel scenario. This review will discuss facing the challenges and the current approaches that cancer centers in Italy and United States are adopting in order to cope with clinical and research activities.
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