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Discordance of COVID‐19 guidelines for patients with cancer: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Garg Pankaj Kumar,
Kaul Pallvi,
Choudhary Deepti,
Turaga Kiran Kalyan,
Singh Mahendra Pal,
Tiwari Ajeet Ramamani,
Arora Vipin,
Agrawal Nishant,
Rau Beat,
Yendamuri Sai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.26110
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , betacoronavirus , coronavirus infections , medline , intensive care medicine , virology , disease , outbreak , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Abstract This review was aimed to systematically evaluate the available literature on the impact of COVID‐19 on cancer care and to critically analyze the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies suggested by various healthcare providers, societies, and institutions. Majority guidelines for various types of cancers favored a delay in treatment or a nonsurgical approach wherever feasible. These guidelines are based on a low level of evidence and have significant discordance for the role and timing of surgery, especially in early tumors.