Continuing Cancer-Directed Therapy in Children with COVID-19 Infection-Adopting Newer Strategies?

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¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India.
² Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. sambakh@hotmail.com.

Editorial

Shuvadeep Ganguly et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2022 May.

. 2022 May;89(5):429-430.

doi: 10.1007/s12098-022-04148-6. Epub 2022 Feb 25.

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India.
² Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. sambakh@hotmail.com.

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COVID-19 in Children with Cancer and Continuation of Cancer-Directed Therapy During the Infection.
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