Challenges for Cancer Care During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Keywords:
COVID-19, Cancer, CoronavirusAbstract
With this current pandemic, it is crucial to synthesize information that will be useful to frontline healthcare providers, particularly our nurses who are taking care of vulnerable populations. This short commentary describes the common manifestations and current management of COVID-19 infection based on recent publications, aiming to equip nurses and other healthcare providers, especially those taking care of cancer patients, with basic information about the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 infection and updated practice recommendation.
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