| Journal: | lRevista médica de Chile |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000449002 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Authors: | Miranda Olivares, Juan Pablo1 Lira Correa, María Teresa2 Bermúdez Valenzuela, Jimena3 Celedón Porzio, Felipe4 Ruiz Jeria, Gloria1 |
| Institutions: | 1Hospital Clínico de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, Servicio de Oncología, Santiago de Chile. Chile 2Hospital Clínico de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, Unidad de Investigación Clínica, Santiago de Chile. Chile 3Hospital Clínico de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, Servicio de Gastroenterología, Santiago de Chile. Chile 4Hospital Clínico de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, Departamento Clínico de Cirugía, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Season: | Nov |
| Volumen: | 149 |
| Number: | 11 |
| Pages: | 1606-1613 |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the management of chronic diseases such as cancer. Comprehensive care, from preventive strategies to palliative care for cancer patients, has been strongly affected by multiple factors associated with the pandemic. The hampering of early detection, timely diagnosis, as well as recommended treatment and follow-up are side effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection worldwide that will undoubtedly produce changes in the prognosis and survival of oncologic patients. Through this narrative review, we report global and local figures of these effects, as a first approach to tackle the challenge of updating cancer care |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Oncología, Salud pública, Cáncer, COVID-19, Pandemia, Cuidados paliativos |
| Keyword: | Oncology, Public health, Cancer, COVID-19, Pandemia, Palliative care |
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