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Review
. 2020 Aug 1;10(8):2282-2292.
eCollection 2020.

Clinical considerations for the management of cancer patients in the mitigation stage of the COVID-19 pandemic

Wensi Zhao  1 , Hu Qiu  1 , Yi Gong  1 , Chen Han  1 , Shasha Ruan  1 , Chenyu Wang  1 , Jiamei Chen  1 , Shaobo Ke  1 , Wei Shi  1 , Jing Wang  1 , Qiuni Xu  1 , Yan Li  1 , Yuxia Shi  1 , Qian Chen  1 , Yongshun Chen  1
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Clinical considerations for the management of cancer patients in the mitigation stage of the COVID-19 pandemic

Wensi Zhao et al. Am J Cancer Res. .

Abstract

The ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become an unprecedented threat to public health around the world. The crisis has also brought great challenges to the routine diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients, especially given the urgency and continuity of cancer care. Cancer patients need to be more prudently and individually managed to combat COVID-19. At present, the COVID-19 epidemic in some countries has moved from the outbreak phase to the remission phase. How to preserve high-quality anti-tumor therapy for cancer patients while maintaining strict prevention and control of COVID-19 is a matter of concern. Here, we summarized essential data about COVID-19 and cancer and provided the clinical recommendations for the management of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic based on our practical experience and relevant literatures.

Keywords: COVID-19; cancer patients; clinical management.

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Timeline showing key events in the COVID-19 epidemic (December 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020).
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The three-stage admission process for patients requiring hospitalization during the COVID-19 epidemic (Outpatient/Emergency Department-Buffer Wards-Inpatient Department) and the structure installation and subspecialty division of the buffer wards. The buffer system of the buffer wards consists of three zones and two channels, specifically including the medical personnel channel and patient channel, clean zone (office and rest areas for medical personnel), potential contaminated zone and contaminated zone (buffer wards), respectively.
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