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cord-337595-0p5f5o5v	Tagliamento, Marco	Call for ensuring cancer care continuity during COVID-19 pandemic	2020-05-07		.txt	text/plain	874	48	50	On 11 March 2020, WHO declared the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to be a pandemic, and the related syndrome was then named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). At a median follow-up of 15 days since the confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the case fatality rate was 24%: four patients out of 17 died due to severe COVID-19, two of whom were on oncological follow-up (ie, off therapy). Widespread testing for SARS-CoV-2 among patients with cancer and their healthcare providers could also help to control the potential negative consequences of this outbreak on cancer care. With the current uncertainty, the important aim behind this decision is to ensure continuity of care to those selected patients who can reasonably receive oncological treatments in spite of SARS-CoV-2 positivity, balancing the risks associated with the infection and the disruption of proper antineoplastic strategies. Clinical characteristics of COVID-19-infected cancer patients: a retrospective case study in three hospitals within Wuhan	./cache/cord-337595-0p5f5o5v.txt	./txt/cord-337595-0p5f5o5v.txt