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. 2020 Sep 23:15:56.
doi: 10.1186/s13027-020-00322-7. eCollection 2020.

Clinical management of lung cancer patients during the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic

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Clinical management of lung cancer patients during the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic

Li Wang et al. Infect Agent Cancer. .

Abstract

The rapid growth of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, China, at the early December 2019. COVID-19 spread all over the word just a few months. The outbreak of COVID-19 infection poses major threat to international health and economy. World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the new coronavirus was an international public health emergency on January 30, 2020. However, with the spread of COVID-19, the routine medical care of lung cancer patients was affected. Because lung cancer patients have low immunity after anti-tumor treatment, they should become the main targets for epidemic prevention. Lung cancer patients are increasingly concerned about the prevention of COVID-19. It is necessary to provide individualized medical treatment and management for lung cancer patients based on patients' conditions and regional epidemic patterns.

Keywords: COVID-19; Lung cancer; Patient management.

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