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. 2021 Jan;18(1):3-4.
doi: 10.1038/s41571-020-00446-0.

Consequences of COVID-19 for cancer care - a CRUK perspective

Emma Greenwood  1 , Charles Swanton  2   3   4
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Consequences of COVID-19 for cancer care - a CRUK perspective

Emma Greenwood et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

We reflect on the past 10 months of clinical activity in oncology in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest how services can be protected during subsequent waves of infection.

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Conflict of interest statement

C.S. receives grant support from Archer Dx, AstraZeneca, Boehringer–Ingelheim and Ono Pharmaceutical; has consulted for AstraZeneca, Bicycle Therapeutics, Celgene, Genentech, GRAIL, GSK, Illumina, Medicxi, MSD, Novartis and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute; receives grant support and has consulted for Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer and Roche–Ventana; is an advisory board member and is involved in trials sponsored by AstraZeneca; has stock options in Apogen Biotech-nologies, Epic Bioscience, GRAIL; and has stock options and is a co-founder of Achilles Therapeutics. E.G. declares no competing interests.

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