• Medical oncology · Aug 2020

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    COVID-19 and cancer care: what do international guidelines say?

    • Alfredo Tartarone and Rosa Lerose.
    • Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS-CROB Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Via Padre Pio 1, 85028, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy. tarta1@virgilio.it.
    • Med. Oncol. 2020 Aug 7; 37 (9): 80.

    AbstractCancer patients are at particular risk from COVID-19 since they usually present multiple risk factors for this infection such as older age, immunosuppressed state, comorbidities (e.g., chronic lung disease, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases), need of frequent hospital admissions and visits. Therefore, in the COVID era, oncologists should carefully weigh risks/benefits when planning cancer therapies and follow-up appointments. Recently, several scientific associations developed specific guidelines or recommendations to help physicians in their clinical practice. This review focuses on main available guidelines/recommendations regarding the cancer patient management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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