How should you manage a coronavirus infected/suspected patient who is receiving radiotherapy and cannot interrupt or delay their cancer treatment?  

How would you approach a patient who is receiving chemoRT but has confirmed COVID-19 with minor symptoms, as breaking treatment for 2 weeks quarantine can jeopardize the cancer outcome? However proceeding with chemoRT can further compromise the patient's immune system.



Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
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Radiation Oncologist at Christus St Vincent
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Radiation Oncologist at Community Health Network
Very much agree. The COVID-19 patients are very in...
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Radiation Oncologist at University of Missouri at Columbia, Ellis Fischel Cancer Cener
Thank you.  I appreciate the effort by the Y...
Radiation Oncologist at University of Missouri at Columbia, Ellis Fischel Cancer Cener
Link to what we used based upon the guidelines fro...
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