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ArticleCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

How Is Morocco Reacting to COVID-19 Crisis in Anticancer Centers?

Karima Oualla, Lamiae Nouiakh, Nisrine Acharfi, Lamiae Amaadour, Zineb Benbrahim, Samia Arifi, Nawfel Mellas

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Article in Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. The Effects of COVID-19 on Cancer Care Provision: A Systematic Review.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
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Karima OuallaMedical Oncology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco.
Lamiae NouiakhMedical Oncology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco.
Nisrine AcharfiMedical Oncology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco.
Lamiae AmaadourMedical Oncology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco.
Zineb BenbrahimMedical Oncology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco.
Samia ArifiMedical Oncology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco.
Nawfel MellasMedical Oncology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The world is facing the pandemic linked to COVID-19 virus infection that has rapidly spread worldwide, and severe complications have been reported to occur in around a third of patients. To date, there is no approved vaccine or specific therapy against COVID-19, but many trials are ongoing with some of them showing promising results. It has been shown recently that patients with cancer are at high risk of infection and they are more susceptible to develop severe events such as the necessity of invasive ventilation and death. Therefore, this crisis presents a real challenge for health systems especially in low- and middle-income countries where the health systems are already fragile such as African countries. In this article, we describe the epidemiological situation of the infection in Morocco and the different challenges in cancer centers in the era of COVID-19, in addition to various strategies that have been implemented to prevent and control the infection spread in oncological units in order to ensure the continuation of adequate cancer care.

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BetacoronavirusCancer Care FacilitiesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareHumansMoroccoNeoplasmsOncology Service, HospitalPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2AfricaCancerchallengesCOVID-19Morocco

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PMCPMC7791441

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