Cancer therapy and treatments during COVID-19 era

SM Akula, SL Abrams, LS Steelman, S Candido… - Advances in biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a serious strain on health treatments as well at the
economies of many nations. Unfortunately, there is not currently available vaccine for SARS …

Radiotherapy based management during Covid-19 pandemic–A systematic review of presented consensus and guidelines

Z Siavashpour, N Goharpey, M Mobasheri - Critical Reviews in Oncology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment management of cancer patients in the radiation oncology departments
during the current COVID-19 pandemic is challenging. A systematic review of published …

Evolution and current status of the multidisciplinary management of locally advanced rectal cancer

BW Deschner, NA VanderWalde, A Grothey… - JCO Oncology …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
The management of locally advanced rectal cancer has grown in both complexity and
quality since the first proctectomy. What once was a malignancy with a fairly consistent …

Melbourne colorectal collaboration: a multicentre review of the impact of COVID‐19 on colorectal cancer in Melbourne, Australia

MZ Chen, YK Tay, WMK Teoh, JCH Kong… - ANZ Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background As coronavirus (COVID‐19) cases continue to rise, healthcare workers
have been working overtime to ensure that all patients receive care in a timely manner. Our …

Recommendations on management of locally advanced rectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Iranian consensus

Z Siavashpour, F Taghizadeh-Hesary… - Journal of gastrointestinal …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Today, the rapid outbreak of COVID-19 is the leading health issue. Patients with
cancer are at high risk for the development of morbidities of COVID-19. Hence, oncology …

Lessons learned in managing patients with colorectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

R Mukherji, JL Marshall - Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Opinion statement The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to rapidly and dramatically shift our
medical priorities and decision making. With little literature or experience to rely on, the …

The effect of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on sphincter preserving surgery for rectal cancer: A single referral center experience

MR Freund, I Kent, N Horesh, T Smith, M Zamis… - Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 has significantly impacted healthcare worldwide. Lack of screening
and limited access to healthcare has delayed diagnosis and treatment of various …

Reduced duration of stay after elective colorectal surgery during the peak phase of COVID-19 pandemic: A positive effect of infection risk awareness?

A Spinelli, M Carvello, FM Carrano, F Pasini, C Foppa… - Surgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background While elective surgery was shut down in most settings during the 2019 novel
coronavirus pandemic, some referral centers were designated as surgery hubs. We sought …

The Validation Study of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics− 6 Scale Among Patients With Cancer in the COVID-19 Pandemic

H Kim, H Kim, HJ Lee, E Cho, SJ Koh, O Ahmed… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of the Stress and
Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 (SAVE-6) scale among patients with cancer who are in serious …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of colorectal cancer surgery services during COVID-19 first wave with pre-COVID time

MU Rashid, SS Raza, P Thomas, S Vakis - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We collected data of all colorectal cancer patients who underwent surgery between
1 March 2020 and 30 April 2020 in our hospital. The comparative data were collected for …