Provision of cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic

James Spicer; Charlotte Chamberlain; Sophie Papa

doi:10.1038/s41571-020-0370-6

Provision of cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic

James Spicer, Charlotte Chamberlain, Sophie Papa

Comprehensive Cancer Centre

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Health-care services are rapidly transforming their organization and workforce in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These changes, and a desire to mitigate infection risk, are having profound effects on other vital aspects of care, including the care of patients with cancer. Difficult decisions are being made regarding the prioritization of both active treatments and palliative care, despite limited evidence that cancer is an independent risk factor for infection and mortality.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	329-331
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Volume	17
Issue number	6
Early online date	15 Apr 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41571-020-0370-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2020

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