How I Treat Sarcomas during COVID-19 Pandemic: Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Sea!

Sharada Mailankody; Jyoti Bajpai

doi:10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_153_20

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2020; 41(03): 299-302
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_153_20

How I Treat

How I Treat Sarcomas during COVID-19 Pandemic: Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Sea!

Sharada Mailankody

Department of Medical Oncology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India

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Jyoti Bajpai

Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Center, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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