Recommendations of the BSSO for patients with hepatobiliary cancers in the context of COVID-19 epidemic 2020

Recommendations of the BSSO for patients with hepatobiliary cancers in the context of COVID-19 epidemic 2020

Since the first report in Hubei, China, COVID-19 rapidly spread throughout the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as global Pandemic on March 11, 2020. The first confirmed case in Brazil was on February 26, 2020. These outbreaks pose a greater threat to patients with can...

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Main Authors: Victor Hugo Ribeiro Vieira, Alessandro Landskron Diniz, Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira, Heber Salvador de Castro Ribeiro, Luis Cesar Bredt, Paulo Henrique de Sousa Fernandes, Reitan Ribeiro, Mauro Monteiro Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oncology
Subjects:
coronavirus infections
liver
biliary tract neoplasms
Online Access:http://www.brazilianjournalofoncology.com.br/details/146/en-US/recommendations-of-the-bsso-for-patients-with-hepatobiliary-cancers-in-the-context-of-covid-19-epidemic-2020
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Summary:Since the first report in Hubei, China, COVID-19 rapidly spread throughout the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as global Pandemic on March 11, 2020. The first confirmed case in Brazil was on February 26, 2020. These outbreaks pose a greater threat to patients with cancer in terms of morbidity and mortality as well as for the healthcare system professionals. The purpose of this editorial/letter is to provide specialist based recommendations for the treatment of hepatobiliary tumors during the pandemic period.
ISSN:2526-8732

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