Discordance of COVID‐19 guidelines for patients with cancer: A systematic review

Autor: Deepti Choudhary, Pankaj Kumar Garg, Kiran K. Turaga, Nishant Agrawal, Beat Rau, Ajeet Ramamani Tiwari, Vipin Arora, Pallvi Kaul, Mahendra Pal Singh, Sai Yendamuri
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Surgical Oncology
ISSN: 1096-9098
0022-4790
Popis: This review was aimed to systematically evaluate the available literature on the impact of COVID‐19 on cancer care and to critically analyze the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies suggested by various healthcare providers, societies, and institutions. Majority guidelines for various types of cancers favored a delay in treatment or a nonsurgical approach wherever feasible. These guidelines are based on a low level of evidence and have significant discordance for the role and timing of surgery, especially in early tumors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE