Patient perspectives on chemotherapy de‐escalation in breast cancer

GB Rocque, CP Williams, C Andrews… - Cancer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Given excellent survival outcomes in breast cancer, there is interest in de‐
escalating the amount of chemotherapy delivered to patients. This approach may be of even …

Assessment of gender-specific COVID-19 case fatality risk per malignant neoplasm type

K Matsuo, RS Mandelbaum, A Vallejo, M Klar… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance While the characteristics of COVID-19 infection and mortality among patients
with a malignant neoplasm have previously been examined, little data are available for …

[HTML][HTML] A differential process mining analysis of COVID-19 management for cancer patients

MA Cuendet, R Gatta, A Wicky, CL Gerard… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
During the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals faced a challenge to manage
patients, especially those with other comorbidities and medical needs, such as cancer …

Updated COVID‐19 clearance time among patients with cancer in the Delta and Omicron waves

ZM Avigan, R Paredes, LS Boussi, BD Lam… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background COVID‐19 infection delays therapy and in‐person evaluation for oncology
patients, but clinic clearance criteria are not clearly defined. Methods We conducted a …

[HTML][HTML] Infectious diseases as a cause of death among cancer patients: a trend analysis and population-based study of outcome in the United States based on the …

M Elhadi, A Khaled, A Msherghi - Infectious agents and cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Infectious diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among cancer
patients. We aimed to determine the incidence of infectious diseases as a cause of death …

Social determinants of health, workforce diversity, and financial toxicity: a review of disparities in cancer care

SEB Ponce, CR Thomas, DA Diaz - Current problems in cancer, 2022 - Elsevier
Disparities in cancer care and outcomes between racial and ethnic groups, urban and rural
populations, and socioeconomic classes are well documented and represent one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on lung cancer patients: A meta-analysis

L Wang, Y Wang, X Cheng, X Li, J Li - Translational Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a great challenge
to the treatment of lung cancer patients. Materials and methods The PubMed, Embase, and …

COVID-19 vaccine development from the perspective of cancer patients

Y He, Y Ding, B Cao, Y Huang… - Human Vaccines & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Currently, many companies around the world are actively developing COVID-19 vaccines.
Fourteen vaccines with reliable safety and effectiveness are being successfully distributed to …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives and Challenges of COVID-19 with Obesity-Related Cancers

M Dalamaga, N Nasiri-Ansari, N Spyrou - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of COVID-19 has created an unprecedented threat worldwide, involving
overwhelmed health-care systems in the majority of countries [1, 2]. Cancer screening and …

Extended Delay to Treatment for Stage III-IV Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Survival: Balancing Risks During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NR Mayne, SS Bajaj, J Powell, HC Elser, BS Civiello… - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, patients may
encounter lung cancer care delays. Here, we sought to examine the impact of extended …