key: cord-0821693-uyxm2fta
authors: Bogani, Giorgio; Signorelli, Mauro; Ditto, Antonino; Raspagliesi, Francesco
title: Surgical oncology at the time of COVID‐19 outbreak
date: 2020-06-04
journal: J Surg Oncol
DOI: 10.1002/jso.25975
sha: 9a6250c7726d151dd1bf363b27601a02ca6f03bc
doc_id: 821693
cord_uid: uyxm2fta

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To the Editor,

The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 spread to Europe and the United States in early 2020. 1 The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than other coronaviruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, resulting in a significant increase in the crude number of deaths. 1, 2 The medical community has attempted to control the spread of the virus while providing an appropriate allocation of resources during the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19 has impacted the health of those infected an uninfected, since it has reduced accessibility to medical care, even in COVID-free patients. Our experience to date informs us that, to provide adequate care for our patients, several things to be done. In our opinion, hospitals should be classified into two main categories: (a) dedicated hubs for highly specialized treatments 

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The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.