Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on care of oncological patients: experience of a cancer center in a Latin American pandemic epicenter.

Sérgio Eduardo Alonso Araujo Alessandro Leal Ana Fernanda Yamazaki Centrone Vanessa Damazio Teich Daniel Tavares Malheiro Adriana Serra Cypriano Miguel Cendoroglo Neto Sidney Klajner

Published in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2020)

A significant decrease in the number of patients undergoing cancer treatment was observed after COVID-19 pandemic. Although this may be partially overcome by alternative therapeutic options, avoiding timely health care due to fear of getting COVID-19 infection might impact on clinical outcomes. Our findings may help support immediate actions to mitigate this hypothesis.

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