Impact of COVID-19 on cancer service delivery: a follow-up international survey of oncology clinicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a vast impact on cancer service delivery around the world. Previously reported results from our international survey of oncology clinicians, conducted through March-April 2020, found that clinicians reported altering management in both the curative and palliative settings and not in proportion to the COVID-19 case burden in their region of practice. This follow-up survey, conducted from 27^th September to 7^th November 2020, aimed to explore how attitudes and practices evolved over the 2020 pandemic period.

Participants and methods

Participants were medical, radiation and surgical oncologist and trainees. Surveys were distributed electronically via ESMO and other collaborating professional societies. Participants w

SUBMITTER: Chazan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8405899 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature