Older Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Epidemic: Practice Proposal of the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Staff Education during an Epidemic
3. Special Consideration for Older Patients Who Require Radiotherapy for Cancer Treatment
4. Special Consideration for Patients Who Require Surgery
5. Special Consideration for Older Cancer Patients
6. Special Consideration for Older Patients Who Become Infected during the Epidemic
7. Special Considerations for Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy
In Older Cancer Patients
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Nguyen, N.P.; Vinh-Hung, V.; Baumert, B.G.; Zamagni, A.; Arenas, M.; Motta, M.; Lara, P.C.; Myint, A.S.; Bonet, M.; Popescu, T.; et al. Older Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Epidemic: Practice Proposal of the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group. Cancers 2020, 12, 1287. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12051287
Nguyen NP, Vinh-Hung V, Baumert BG, Zamagni A, Arenas M, Motta M, Lara PC, Myint AS, Bonet M, Popescu T, et al. Older Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Epidemic: Practice Proposal of the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group. Cancers. 2020; 12(5):1287. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12051287
Chicago/Turabian StyleNguyen, Nam P., Vincent Vinh-Hung, Brigitta G. Baumert, Alice Zamagni, Meritxell Arenas, Micaela Motta, Pedro Carlos Lara, Arthur Sun Myint, Marta Bonet, Tiberiu Popescu, and et al. 2020. "Older Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Epidemic: Practice Proposal of the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group" Cancers 12, no. 5: 1287. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12051287