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cord-315693-w60craan	del Pilar Estevez-Diz, Maria	Management of cervical cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a challenge for developing countries	2020-06-17		.txt	text/plain	2860	151	41	Cervical cancer is concentrated mainly in low-middle income countries (LMICs), which face particular challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the scarcity of health resources in many places. Considering this, as well as the global efforts to minimise the overwhelming of health services in general, many cancer centres and oncology societies have been discussing the need for clinic visits and oncologic treatment procedures in different scenarios; however, many malignancies represent a considerable threat to patients' lives and treatment delays may impact oncologic outcomes. Thus, management recommendations should be adapted considering many factors, including the type of cancer, type of oncologic treatment, COVID-19 incidence on the location, and availability of health care facilities. Follow-up visits after curative treatment-in case of asymptomatic patients, clinic visits can be postponed or replaced for telemedicine Moreover, as another strategy to decrease health services burden, surgical staging for locally advanced cervical cancer should be avoided.	./cache/cord-315693-w60craan.txt	./txt/cord-315693-w60craan.txt