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. 2020 Jun;21(6):753-755.
doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30280-1. Epub 2020 May 18.

Early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric cancer care in Latin America

Liliana Vasquez  1 , Claudia Sampor  2 , Gabriela Villanueva  2 , Essy Maradiegue  3 , Mercedes Garcia-Lombardi  4 , Wendy Gomez-García  5 , Florencia Moreno  6 , Rosdali Diaz  3 , Andrea M Cappellano  7 , Carlos Andres Portilla  8 , Beatriz Salas  9 , Evelinda Nava  10 , Silvia Brizuela  11 , Soledad Jimenez  12 , Ximena Espinoza  13 , Pascale Yola Gassant  14 , Karina Quintero  15 , Soad Fuentes-Alabi  16 , Thelma Velasquez  17 , Ligia Fu  18 , Yessika Gamboa  19 , Juan Quintana  20 , Mariela Castiglioni  21 , Cesar Nuñez  22 , Arturo Moreno  23 , Sandra Luna-Fineman  24 , Silvana Luciani  25 , Guillermo Chantada  26
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Early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric cancer care in Latin America

Liliana Vasquez et al. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Jun.
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Proportion of suspensions or alterations to paediatric cancer treatment by country (A) Chemotherapy modification due to shortage of drugs. (B) Indefinite postponement or delay of cancer surgery. (C) Indefinite postponement or delay of radiotherapy sessions. Countries shaded grey were not included.
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