Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low Resource Countries: Consensus Statement from the Iranian Society of Radiation Oncology
| Author | Ahmad R Mafi | en |
| Author | Ali Motlagh | en |
| Author | Hossein Foudazi | en |
| Author | Pedram Fadavi | en |
| Author | Shiva Moghaddam | en |
| Author | Ali Akhavan | en |
| Orcid | Ahmad R Mafi [0000-0003-2484-1835] | en |
| Orcid | Ali Motlagh [0000-0002-7596-6016] | en |
| Orcid | Pedram Fadavi [0000-0001-7491-2561] | en |
| Issued Date | 2022-01-31 | en |
| Abstract | Context: COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in considerable overloading of health care systems in almost all regions of the world. Among different malignancies, breast cancer can be considered as a typical example of how the decision-making process for radiation treatment can be adapted to unusual situations. There exist several international guidelines in order to modify radiotherapy treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, some of their recommendations are not applicable in regions with limited resources. In this manuscript, we provided guidance to deliver radiotherapy to patients with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic based on our available nationwide resources. Evidence Acquisition: A team of expert radiation oncologists convened multidisciplinary and cross-institutional meetings and reviewed the major internationally published guidelines and relevant literature in the field of breast radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to establish recommendations for the safe application of radiation regimens based on the national limited resources. Results: Practical guidance in order to deliver radiotherapy to patients with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic based on available nationwide resources was developed. Conclusions: Many of the international recommendations on the breast cancer radiotherapy during COVID-19 outbreak are not applicable in countries with limited resources. Therefore, modifying the guidelines based on the available resources is mandatory in order to achieve the best possible results. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijcm.116209 | en |
| Keyword | Breast Cancer | en |
| Keyword | Radiotherapy | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | Limited Resources | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low Resource Countries: Consensus Statement from the Iranian Society of Radiation Oncology | en |
| Type | Review Article | en |
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