Journal article
Caring for older patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) global perspective
Abstract
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected millions of people in over 180 territories, causing a significant impact on healthcare systems globally. Older adults, as well as people living with cancer, appear to be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 related morbidity and mortality, which means that older adults with cancer are an especially high-risk population. This has led to significant changes in the way geriatric …
Authors
Desideri I; Pilleron S; Battisti NML; Gomes F; de Glas N; Neuendorff NR; Liposits G; Paredero-Pérez I; Lok WCW; Loh KP
Journal
Journal of Geriatric Oncology, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 1175–1181
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.jgo.2020.05.001
ISSN
1879-4068