Oncology specialists' perspective on caring for patients with cancer during the early days of war in Kyiv, Ukraine

[...]many doctors sent their families to western Ukraine or other countries in Europe, while younger physicians, without families, provided core services for inpatients. [...]the attending physicians grew more autonomous in determining patient management and arranging patient evacuation to safer par...

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Published in:The lancet oncology 2022-06, Vol.23 (6), p.713-715
Main Authors: Barakat, Philipp, Stakhovskyi, Oleksandr, Kopetskyi, Viacheslav, King, Mary Caitlin, Nieroda, Carol, Gushchin, Vadim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
Decision making
Drugs
Hospitals
Humanitarianism
Humans
Medical Oncology
Medical screening
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - therapy
Oncology
Palliative care
Patient Care
Patient safety
Physicians
Specialization
Ukraine - epidemiology
War
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Summary:[...]many doctors sent their families to western Ukraine or other countries in Europe, while younger physicians, without families, provided core services for inpatients. [...]the attending physicians grew more autonomous in determining patient management and arranging patient evacuation to safer parts of the country or abroad. [...]palliative care centres are now overloaded with patients facing a scarcity of staff and medications.
ISSN:1470-2045
1474-5488
DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00204-2