Oncology Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020261 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Deborah Schrag · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dawn L. Hershman · Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ethan Basch · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

This Viewpoint proposes a framework for modifying cancer care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that balances considerations about the time-sensitivity of patient need for visits and treatment, risk of infectious exposure, and hospital and staff capacity and stress.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 323, Issue 20, pp. 2005-2005

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.6236

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 20.17