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Pankaj Kumar Garg1, Pallvi Kaul1, Deepti Choudhary2
1Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Abstract:
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.
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