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Cancer, COVID-19 and the precautionary principle: prioritizing treatment during a global pandemic

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NATURE REVIEWS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 5, Pages 268-270

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41571-020-0362-6

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  1. Government of Ontario [IA-035]
  2. Government of Canada

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During the COVID-19 global pandemic, the cancer community faces many difficult questions. We will first discuss safety considerations for patients with cancer requiring treatment in SARS-CoV-2 endemic areas. We will then discuss a general framework for prioritizing cancer care, emphasizing the precautionary principle in decision making.

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