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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022

Impact of COVID-19 on palliative care of cancer patients: Perspectives from Pakistan.

Sajeel Saeed, Kashif Tousif, Chaudhary Abdul Fatir, Jawad Basit, Ka Yiu Lee, Muhammad Junaid Tahir

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Sajeel SaeedHoly Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Kashif TousifHoly Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Chaudhary Abdul FatirLahore General Hospital, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Jawad BasitHoly Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Ka Yiu LeeSwedish Winter Sports Research Centre, Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden.
Muhammad Junaid TahirLahore General Hospital, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the survival rate and palliative care of cancer patients all over the globe. In Pakistan, there are only a few institutions and organizations which provide specialized facilities for palliative care. During the pandemic, these specialized facilities were further limited. As only less than one percent of people had access to palliative care across Pakistan in the pandemic, the situation can be improved by establishing more such departments, providing telemedicine, increasing social media campaigns, and highlighting the importance of palliative care among cancer patients.

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Cancer patientsCoronavirusPalliative carePandemic

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PMID35582458
PMCPMC9098974

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