COVID-19 and cancer research.

Harris AL.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on human lives and society. The accompanying editorial summarises some of the major effects on cancer patients and impacts on cancer research. These may be mitigated by appropriate responses from governments, research funders, charities, universities, industry and the public. It is already clear that different approaches to management have drastically different outcomes.

DOI

10.1038/s41416-020-0960-1

Type

Journal article

Journal

Br J Cancer

Publication Date

09/2020

Volume

123

Pages

689 - 690

Keywords

Betacoronavirus, Biomedical Research, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections, Delivery of Health Care, Humans, Neoplasms, Pandemics, Patient Isolation, Pneumonia, Viral, Quarantine, Risk Factors, SARS-CoV-2

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