Practical Considerations for Treating Patients With Cancer in the COVID-19 Pandemic

摘要

The pandemic of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), hereafter referred to as COVID-19, already has far-reaching impacts across society and is causing an unprecedented disruption to health and health care systems globally. Despite extensive planning, the rapidly evolving and uncertain environment leaves patients and health care workers in uncharted waters. Public health measures and information for the general community are constantly updated across all media. Clinical craft groups that are directly affected, such as intensive care physicians, have rapidly produced expert-led consensus guidelines outlining treatment pathways. However, detailed guidance for patients with specific medical conditions, such as cancer, and their treating clinicians is not yet readily available.