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Teleoncology: The Youngest Pillar of Oncology.
Pareek, Puneet; Vishnoi, Jeewan Ram; Kombathula, Sri Harsha; Vyas, Rakesh Kumar; Misra, Sanjeev.
  • Pareek P; Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
  • Vishnoi JR; Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
  • Kombathula SH; Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
  • Vyas RK; Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
  • Misra S; Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
JCO Glob Oncol ; 6: 1455-1460, 2020 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-901960
ABSTRACT
The core pillars of multimodal care of patients with cancer are surgical, radiation, and medical oncology. The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has suddenly resurrected a new pillar in oncology care teleoncology. With oncologists reaching out to patients through telemedicine, it is possible to evaluate and fulfill patients' needs; triage patients for elective procedures; screen them for influenza-like illness; provide them with guidance for hospital visits, if needed; and bridge oral medications and treatments when a hospital visit is not desirable because of any high risk-benefit ratio. Teleoncology can bring great reassurance to patients at times when reaching an oncology center is challenging, and more so in resource-constrained countries. Evidence-based treatment protocols, dispensable by teleoncology, already exist for many sites of cancer and they can provide a bridge to treatment when patients are unable to reach cancer centers for their standard treatment. The young pillar of teleoncology is going to remain much longer than COVID-19.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Infection Control / Telemedicine / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Medical Oncology / Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: JCO Glob Oncol Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: GO.20.00295

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Infection Control / Telemedicine / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Medical Oncology / Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: JCO Glob Oncol Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: GO.20.00295