Proposal for development of a guideline in maintaining quality cancer care during and post-COVID-19 in an upper middle-income country with universal health coverage

• Main Authors: Teoh, Soo-Peng, Bustamam, Ros Suzanna, Mustapha, Feisul Idzwan, Yip, Cheng-Har, Saad, Marniza, Somasundaram, Saunthari, Ramli, Puteri Norliza Megat, Farid, Nik Daliana Nik, Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Sci Ltd 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RC Internal medicine; RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35000/

During periods of high community transmission of COVID-19, the public hospitals in Malaysia, an upper middle-income country, have been forced to scale down elective surgeries, prioritize cancer treatments based on treatment benefits, and postpone non-emergency imaging procedures. These inevitably le...