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Have your treatment recommendations for urothelial cancer patients changed given the ongoing COVID19 pandemic?

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Medical Oncology · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

The therapeutic approach to cancer patients is changing rapidly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In discussing with colleagues from several different countries, a few themes emerge.

Patient visits, surgery, and treatment that is not essential is being deferred. The benefit/risk that we each consider fo...

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Medical Oncology · University of Washington School of Medicine

Excellent comments and answer by @Dr. First Last! Cancer is also a big threat to many patients. It is very hard to make hard & fast decisions in these situations; it is usually a case by case approach, balancing very carefully risks vs benefits, and discussing rationale, data, logistics, details of ...

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