Thyroid cancer in the age of COVID-19
Venessa Tsang, Matti L. Gild, Anthony Glover, Roderick Clifton‐Bligh, Bruce G. Robinson
Abstract
COVID-19 has modified the way we practice medicine. For thyroid cancer, there have been several significant impacts. First, the diagnosis has been delayed due to social isolation, reduced access to investigations and staff redeployment. Secondly, treatment planning has needed to take into account the risk to patients and/or staff of nosocomial transmission of the virus. Finally, there are some specific concerns with respect to interactions between the virus, its treatments and cancer. This mini-review aims to address each of these impacts and to provide some guidance and confidence to our patients and colleagues during this challenging time.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Thyroid cancerIsolation (microbiology)CancerMedicineIntensive care medicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSocial isolationTransmission (telecommunications)ThyroidDiseaseVirologyInternal medicineBioinformaticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiologyComputer sciencePsychiatryOutbreakTelecommunicationsThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts