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What are best practices for taking care of lung cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Medical Oncology · Indiana University

This is a great question, and as always there is no one size fits all. For patients on active treatment for lung cancer such as chemoimmunotherapy, I continue to stress the importance of hand washing, social distancing, and to work on reducing wait times in the waiting room to limit exposure, etc. I...

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Medical Oncology · Inova-University of Virginia

In light of COVID-19 risks to lung cancer patients and in light of discussion with colleagues who are oncologists in Milan-Italy, I appreciate your comments on the following proposed recommendations:

1. Newly diagnosed patients especially of small cell lung cancer; neoadjuvant, adjuvant and metastat...

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Radiation Oncology · University of Pennsylvania Health System

There are some international guidelines being published for consideration in this COVID-19 pandemic scenario. Here is a link to the ESTRO-ASTRO guidelines. We hope you find these helpful.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167814020301821

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Medical Oncology · Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University

NCCN will soon have lung cancer specific documents/recommendations. Hope these will be helpful.

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