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DOI: 10.5935/2526-8732.20200018
Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology (BSSO) considerations on head and neck cancer during COVID-19 pandemic
Considerações da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Oncológica (SBCO) sobre o câncer de cabeça e pescoço durante a pandemia de COVID-19
Financial support: none to declare.
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to affect head and neck cancer treatment in Brazil. Concerned with the outcomes impact of these aggressive cancer, The Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology developed recommendations on head and neck cancer management during the outbreak.
RESUMO
A pandemia do COVID-19 ameaça o tratamento do câncer de cabeça e pescoço no Brasil. Preocupada com o impacto dos resultados desse câncer agressivo, a Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Oncológica desenvolveu recomendações sobre o gerenciamento do câncer de cabeça e pescoço durante o surto.
Keywords:
Head and neck neoplasms - Surgical oncology - Oncology service - Hospital - Health planning guidelinesDescritores:
Neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço - Cirurgia oncológica - Serviço de oncologia - Hospital - Diretrizes de planejamento em saúdeAUTHOR'S CONTRIBUTION
Terence Pires de Farias: Manuscript writing.
Fernando Luiz Dias: Manuscript writing.
José Guilherme Vartanian: Manuscript writing.
Carlos Eduardo Santa Ritta Barreira: Manuscript writing.
Luiz Paulo Kowalski: Manuscript writing.
Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira: Manuscript writing.
Heber Salvador de Castro Ribeiro: Manuscript writing.
Paulo Henrique de Sousa Fernandes: Manuscript writing.
Reitan Ribeiro: Manuscript writing.
Publication History
Received: 16 April 2020
Accepted: 21 May 2020
Article published online:
06 August 2020
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Terence Pires de Farias, Fernando Luiz Dias, José Guilherme Vartanian, Carlos Eduardo Santa Ritta Barreira, Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira, Heber Salvador de Castro Ribeiro, Paulo Henrique de Sousa Fernandes, Reitan Ribeiro, Luiz Paulo Kowalski. Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology (BSSO) considerations on head and neck cancer during COVID-19 pandemic. Brazilian Journal of Oncology 2020; 16: e-20200018.
DOI: 10.5935/2526-8732.20200018
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