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COVID-19

Cancer

PubMed - search for articles. ** Note that this is not a comprehensive search as references may appear in other databases.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Cancer care during the pandemic - UpToDate

Australian sources

Cancer care in the time of COVID-19: A conceptual framework for the management of cancer during a pandemic - Cancer Australia

Managing haematology and oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim consensus guidance - MJA - 20 March 2020

International sources

American Society of Clinical Oncology - COVID-19 patient care information

COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments - NICE

British Gynaecological Cancer Society - BGCS framework for care of patients with gynaecological cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Clinical guide for the management of cancer patients during the coronavirus pandemic - NHS England

Papers

Oncology Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic - JAMA - 13 April 2020

** Most major publishers have made all COVID-19 papers available open access. In general it is advisable to follow the Get it @ E/SMHS button to reach full text to avoid paywalls. Quick ways to connect to paywalled full text - bookmarklets and the LibKey Nomad browser plug-in (note the caveats - these are effective but not 100% effective).