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Comment
. 2021 Nov;26(11):e2094-e2096.
doi: 10.1002/onco.13587. Epub 2020 Nov 16.

COVID-19 Pandemic and Cancer: The Importance of Early Palliative Care

Leonardo Potenza  1   2 , Mario Luppi  1   2 , Fabio Efficace  3 , Eduardo Bruera  4 , Elena Bandieri  5
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Cancer: The Importance of Early Palliative Care

Leonardo Potenza et al. Oncologist. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

In terms of clinical and ethical situations, this narrative compares the COVID‐19 pandemic to the cancer endemic and shares information that may be helpful to improve the management of both future pandemics and cancer care.

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