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ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2022

COVID-19 and lung cancer: update on the latest screening, diagnosis, management and challenges.

Simon Moubarak, Diala Merheb, Lynn Basbous, Nathalie Chamseddine, Maroun Bou Zerdan, Hazem I Assi

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Review in The Journal of international medical research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Impact of COVID-19 in Patients with Lung Cancer: A Descriptive Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Simon MoubarakDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute, 66984, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Diala MerhebDepartment of Internal Medicine, 37608, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Lynn BasbousFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nathalie ChamseddineDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute, 66984, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Maroun Bou ZerdanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute, 66984, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Hazem I AssiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute, 66984, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-8483-0938

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer, considered one of the most common causes of cancer deaths worldwide, is a complex disease with its own challenges. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), compounded these challenges and forced the medical healthcare system to alter its approach to lung cancer. This narrative review aims to identify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on lung cancer screening, diagnosis and management. During this public health crisis, various medical societies have worked on developing guidelines to protect patients with lung cancer from the deleterious effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as from the complications imposed by treatment delays. The different therapeutic approaches, such as surgery, radiation oncology and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, along with the latest international recommendations, will be discussed. Protecting patients with lung cancer from COVID-19 complications, while avoiding barriers in treatment delays, has brought unique challenges to healthcare facilities. Prompt modifications to guidelines, and constant evaluation of their efficacy, are thus needed.

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COVID-19Lung NeoplasmsCOVID-19 TestingEarly Detection of CancerHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsCOVID-19diagnosisimmune checkpoint inhibitorslung cancermanagementscreening

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PMID36154328
PMCPMC9515530

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