ESMO experts: Do not discontinue or delay cancer treatment impacting on overall survival

(European Society for Medical Oncology) An ESMO interdisciplinary expert consensus paper on how to manage cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic has been published today in Annals of Oncology, encouraging medical oncologists worldwide not to discontinue or delay any type of anti-cancer treatment that may potentially impact on overall survival. The experts also urge to stop labelling all cancer patients as vulnerable to coronavirus infection since this may lead to inappropriate care and potential negative outcomes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news