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Strategies of adjuvant radiotherapy for patients with breast cancer in COVID-19 disease outbreak
Fang Hui, Wang Shulian, Li Yexiong
Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
Abstract Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women in China, and adjuvant radiotherapy is an important component of multidisciplinary treatment. The 2019 novel coronavirusdisease(COVID-19) poses a significant challenge for patients to complete radiotherapy, because of a high hospital-related transmission rate of COVID-19 and a high risk of severe events for cancer patients. In this comment, we propose three major strategies for adjuvant radiotherapy in this COVID-19 outbreak:omission of radiotherapy, postponing of radiotherapy, and hypofractionated radiotherapy.
Corresponding Authors:
Wang Shulian, Email:wsl20040118@yahoo.com
Cite this article:
Fang Hui,Wang Shulian,Li Yexiong. Strategies of adjuvant radiotherapy for patients with breast cancer in COVID-19 disease outbreak[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2020, 29(5): 321-323.
Fang Hui,Wang Shulian,Li Yexiong. Strategies of adjuvant radiotherapy for patients with breast cancer in COVID-19 disease outbreak[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2020, 29(5): 321-323.
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