Open AccessCOVID ‐19 Pandemic and Cancer: The Importance of Early Palliative Care
Author(s) -
Potenza Leonardo,
Luppi Mario,
Efficace Fabio,
Bruera Eduardo,
Bandieri Elena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1002/onco.13587
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , narrative , cancer , palliative care , medicine , virology , nursing , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , philosophy , linguistics , outbreak
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.