Cancer management during the COVID-19 pandemic: choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea

M Boutros, E Moujaess, HR Kourie - Critical Reviews in Oncology …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 was declared a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” in March
2020. Since then, drastic measures were implemented to reduce the virus spread. These …

Current challenges and perspectives in lung cancer care during COVID-19 waves

DF Mariniello, L Aronne, M Vitale… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
SARS-CoV-2 infection does undoubtedly represent a challenge for care of patients with lung
cancer. Since symptoms of infection may overlap with underlying condition, diagnosis must …

Cancer clinical trial participation at the 1-year anniversary of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

JM Unger, H Xiao, M LeBlanc, DL Hershman… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance During the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer clinical trial
participation decreased precipitously. Given the continued pandemic—especially the severe …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing Implementation in Cancer Control (OPTICC): protocol for an implementation science center

CC Lewis, PA Hannon, P Klasnja, LM Baldwin… - Implementation Science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Evidence-based interventions (EBIs) could reduce cervical cancer
deaths by 90%, colorectal cancer deaths by 70%, and lung cancer deaths by 95% if widely …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the gynecological outpatients HPV infection rate in Wuhan, China: a retrospective observational study

H Liu, Q Yao, D Li, Z Zhao, Y Li - Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The recent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
outbreak has caused millions of deaths and greatly influenced the timely diagnosis and …

Trends in oncological imaging during the COVID‐19 pandemic through the vaccination era

D Cheng, S Ghoshal, O Zattra, M Flash… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study examines the impact that the COVID‐19 pandemic has had on
computed tomography (CT)‐based oncologic imaging utilization. Methods We …

At the heart of the COVID‐19 crisis: Perceived concerns of changes in long‐term cancer care in French women with cancer

C Della Vecchia, M Girodet, S Ginguené… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective In the COVID‐19 crisis context, the main objective of the study is to investigate
factors associated with perceived concerns of change in long‐term cancer care in patients …

Challenges of cancer immunotherapy and chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Fathi, K Vakili, K Jazi, MA Sadeghi… - Tumori …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
People at high risk of morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
including patients dealing with malignancies and patients on immunosuppressive …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the oncologic care continuum: urgent need to restore patients care to pre-COVID-19 era

E Osei, R Francis, A Mohamed, L Sheraz… - … of Radiotherapy in …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background: Globally, cancer is the second leading cause of death, and it is estimated that
over 18· 1 million new cases are diagnosed annually. The COVID-19 pandemic has …

[HTML][HTML] Training needs of community health workers facing the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas: a cross-sectional study

C Byrd-Williams, M Ewing, EL Rosenthal… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has required the professional healthcare workforce not only to
adjust methods of delivering care safely but also act as a trusted sources of information …