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cord-296174-95ap8qfn	Singh, Arjun Gurmeet	Navigating the impact of COVID‐19 on palliative care for head and neck cancer	2020-04-27		.txt	text/plain	1708	118	53	In some sense, both patients with COVID-19 and patients with head and neck cancer receiving palliative care run a similar disease course. What is worse is when a patient receiving palliative care contracts the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), it will result in isolation measures extending to the inevitable. The primary goal of all head and neck oncology centers today is to triage patients and avoid unwanted hospitalizations and intensive care that would aggravate the need for rationing services. 9 During this pandemic, careful triaging of head and neck patients intended to or currently receiving palliative care is necessary to prevent further denuding of critical care resources. As head and neck cancer care providers it is imperative we deliver the best possible care to patients with the resources at hand, irrespective of their outcomes. Navigating the impact of COVID-19 on palliative care for head and neck cancer	./cache/cord-296174-95ap8qfn.txt	./txt/cord-296174-95ap8qfn.txt