What are best practices for medical oncology clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
The goal has been to reduce cancer patients' need to come to the clinic and to reduce the time they spend in the hospital/clinic. This is continuing to evolve.
Steps that are being taking include:
- Use telemedicine visits whenever possible
- Delay/cancel surveillance scans for patients with NED ...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Agree with @Shaalan Beg's response. Here are some of our guidances (with the caveats that there are exceptions to all of these, and they are dependent on clinician-patient discussions):
Patients with active COVID-19 infection
Delay/stop oncologic therapy (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery) until r...
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