Performing oncological procedures during COVID-19 outbreak: a picture from an Italian cancer center.
Maristella BungaroValentina BertagliaMarco AudisioElena ParlagrecoChiara PisanoValeria CetorettaIrene PersanoFrancesca JacobsChiara BaratelliLorena ConsitoMaria Lucia RealeFabrizio TabbòPaolo BironzoGiorgio Vittorio ScagliottiSilvia NovelloPublished in: Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy (2021)
SARS-CoV-2 infection led to the postponement of a small, but not negligible percentage of oncological procedures. However, the low infection rate observed suggests that structured screening for COVID-19 is critical for the best management of scheduled procedures during pandemic.