Updated guidance for cancer patients during Covid-19 may help improve outcomes
Updated guidance for cancer patients during Covid-19 may help improve outcomes
New recommendations may provide reassurance for patients and their care teams, while uniquely positioning healthcare providers to help communicate this critical information to vulnerable populations.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a significant disruption in cancer care due to missed screenings, biopsies and surgeries that further delayed diagnoses for certain cancers.
Now with vaccinations underway, updated guidance has been issued regarding cancer patients and Covid-19 vaccinations – these will bring us closer to addressing the effects that the pandemic has had on cancer care. As the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women in the US, lung cancer outcomes, in particular, have been heavily affected by Covid-19 worldwide.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Family seen taking face masks out of train station bin
22 Apr, 2021 01:10 AM
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People are being urged not to retreive used face masks from bins but rather use a scarf or t-shirt as a make shift face covering while on public transport. Photo/Jason Oxenham.
People are being urged not to retreive used face masks from bins but rather use a scarf or t-shirt as a make shift face covering while on public transport. Photo/Jason Oxenham.
People seen taking used masks from public rubbish bins before boarding a train has sparked concerns among health leaders.