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Review
. 2020 May 29;37(7):58.
doi: 10.1007/s12032-020-01382-w.

Cancer treatment during COVID-19 pandemic

Vishal Jindal  1 , Kamal Kant Sahu  2 , Susanna Gaikazian  3 , Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui  2 , Ishmael Jaiyesimi  3
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Review

Cancer treatment during COVID-19 pandemic

Vishal Jindal et al. Med Oncol. .

Abstract

Currently world is fighting with global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). At this time of uncertainty, oncologists are struggling to provide appropriate care to cancer patients. They have to weigh risk and benefit of giving cancer treatment vs chances of getting them infected with COVID-19. As cancer patients are immunocompromised and there are high chances of exposure during hospital visits and if they get infected, outcome can be fatal. So through the column of this article, we would like to provide basic guideline in management of cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cancer patients; Pandemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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