Delayed diagnosis and treatment of children with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michal DvoriSarah ElitzurAssaf BargShlomit Barzilai-BirenboimGil GiladShirah AmarHelen ToledanoAmos TorenSigal WeinrebGal GoldsteinAdi ShapiraShifra AshShai IzraeliOded Gilad

Published in: International journal of clinical oncology (2021)

Fear from the COVID-19 pandemic may result in delayed diagnosis and treatment of children with cancer, which may carry a risk to dismal prognosis. It is crucial that pediatricians and patients alike remember that other diseases still prevail and must be thought of and treated in a timely fashion.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
young adults
squamous cell
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
patient reported