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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on older cancer patients: Proposed solution by the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group.

Nam Phong Nguyen, Ulf Lennart Karlsson, David Lehrman, Thandeka Mazibuko, Tatul Saghatelyan, Juliette Thariat, Brigitta G Baumert, Vincent Vinh-Hung, Olena Gorobets, Huan Giap and 13 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Nam Phong NguyenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Howard University, Washington, DC, United States.
Ulf Lennart KarlssonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group, Washington, DC, United States.
David LehrmanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Howard University, Washington, DC, United States.
Thandeka MazibukoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Howard University, Washington, DC, United States.
Tatul SaghatelyanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, National Center of Oncology, Yerevan, Armenia.
Juliette ThariatDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Francois Baclesse Cancer Center, Cain, France.
Brigitta G BaumertInstitute of Radiation Oncology, Cantonal Hospital Graubuenden, Chur, Switzerland.
Vincent Vinh-HungDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Centre Hospitalier de La Polynesie Francaise, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Olena GorobetsDepartment of Oral Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique, Martinique, France.
Huan GiapDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
Sankalp SinghDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, India.
Alexander ChiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Beijing, China.
Graciana AlessandriniDepartment of Geriatry, Hospital Aleman, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abhinav AhluwaliaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Advanced Care Oncology Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Francis Durosinmi-EttiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Jorge Zegarra CárdenasDivision of Medical Oncology, Regional Institute of Neoplastic Disease, Concepcion, Peru.
Koniba DiabateRadiotherapy Service at Bamako Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
Joan OboiteDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Howard University, Washington, DC, United States.
Eromosele OboiteDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Howard University, Washington, DC, United States.
Tahir MehmoodDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, United Kingdom.
Te VuongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Lyndon KimDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, United States.
Brandi R PageDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Older cancer patients are disproportionally affected by the Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. A higher rate of death among the elderly and the potential for long-term disability have led to fear of contracting the virus in these patients. This fear can, paradoxically, cause delay in diagnosis and treatment that may lead to a poor outcome that could have been prevented. Thus, physicians should devise a policy that both supports the needs of older patients during cancer treatment, and serves to help them overcome their fear so they seek out to cancer diagnosis and treatment early. A combination of telemedicine and a holistic approach, involving prayers for older cancer patients with a high level of spirituality, may improve vaccination rates as well as quality of life during treatment. Collaboration between health care workers, social workers, faith-based leaders, and cancer survivors may be crucial to achieve this goal. Social media may be an important component, providing a means of sending the positive message to older cancer patients that chronological age is not an impediment to treatment.

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