The Effects of COVID-19 on Cancer Care Provision: A Systematic Review.
Cancer Control
; 28: 1073274821997425, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1105647
ABSTRACT
This systematic review aims to gather primary data from cancer institutions that have implemented changes to cancer service provision amid the COVID-19 outbreak to inform future intervention and health care facility response strategies. A comprehensive literature search was done on Global Health Medline and EMBASE using pertinent key words and MeSH terms relating to COVID-19 and Cancer service provision. A total of 72 articles were selected for inclusion in this systematic review. Following the narrative synthesis that was conducted of the literature, 6 core themes that encompassed common cancer service intervention adopted by institutions were identified (1) Testing and Tracking, (2) Outreach and Communication, (3) Protection, (4) Social Distancing (5) Treatment Management, (6) Service Restructuring. Since cancer patients are a high-risk population amid the COVID-19 pandemic, these areas of targeted intervention can be used to inform necessary actions in institutions facing similar risks, based on previous learning from numerous cancer centers globally.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cancer Care Facilities
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COVID-19
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Cancer Control
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1073274821997425
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