Discordance of COVID‐19 guidelines for patients with cancer: A systematic review

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 canc...

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Published in:Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020-09, Vol.122 (4), p.579-593
Main Authors: Garg, Pankaj Kumar, Kaul, Pallvi, Choudhary, Deepti, Turaga, Kiran Kalyan, Singh, Mahendra Pal, Tiwari, Ajeet Ramamani, Arora, Vipin, Agrawal, Nishant, Rau, Beat, Yendamuri, Sai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cancer
Cancer therapies
coronavirus
COVID-19
pandemic
Review
SARS‐CoV‐2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Systematic review
Tumors
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0022-4790
1096-9098
DOI:10.1002/jso.26110