Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19–Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study

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Authors

James Glasbey · NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre

Dmitri Nepogodiev · NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre

Joana Simões · NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre

Omar M. Omar · NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre

Elizabeth Li · NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre

Mary L Venn · Queen Mary University of London

PGDME

Abstract

Within available resources, dedicated COVID-19-free surgical pathways should be established to provide safe elective cancer surgery during current and before future SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiation Dose and Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 39, Issue 1, pp. 66-78

DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01933

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