Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the symptomatic diagnosis of cancer: the view from primary care

Jones, Daniel, Neal, Richard D, Duffy, Sean R G, Scott, Suzanne E, Whitaker, Katriina L and Brain, Kate (2020) Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the symptomatic diagnosis of cancer: the view from primary care The Lancet Oncology.

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Abstract

The entire landscape of cancer management in primary care, from case identification to the management of people living with and beyond cancer, is evolving rapidly in the face of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.1 In a climate of fear and mandated avoidance of all but essential clinical services, delays in patient, population, and health-care system responses to suspected cancer symptoms seem inevitable.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences > School of Health Sciences
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Jones, Daniel Neal, Richard D Duffy, Sean R G Scott, Suzanne E Whitaker, Katriina L k.whitaker@surrey.ac.uk Brain, Kate
Date :	30 April 2020
DOI :	10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30242-4
Copyright Disclaimer :	© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Depositing User :	Clive Harris
Date Deposited :	26 May 2020 16:37
Last Modified :	26 May 2020 16:37
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/856981

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