Continuity of cancer care in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: Role of social media in low- and middle-income countries

作     者：Sanjay Kumar Yadav Nishtha Yadav 

作者机构：Department of SurgeryNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical CollegeJabalpur 482003Madhya PradeshIndia Department of RadiologySuper-specialty HospitalNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical CollegeJabalpur 482003Madhya PradeshIndia 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)

年 卷 期：2021年第9卷第2期

页      面：291-295页

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学科分类：1011[医学-护理学（可授医学、理学学位）] 10[医学] 

主　　题：COVID-19 Telemedicine Cancer care Social media Low-and middleincome countries Remote monitoring 

摘      要：A novel coronavirus(severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2)first detected in Wuhan,China,has spread rapidly since December 2019,causing more than 1.4 million confirmed infections and 15000 fatalities(as of April 9,2020).The outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11,***,quarantine,social distancing,and community containment measures were rapidly implemented in China,which helped in containing the ***,other low-and middle-income countries lack such extensive infrastructural capacities and *** patients are particularly at high risk of infection and mortality due to *** self-quarantine is recommended for ***,it is becoming impossible to maintain the continuity of care when cancer patients have to avoid physical *** media applications,e.g.,Facebook and WhatsApp,can provide educational group program and psychosocial support to these patients while maintain social *** have analyzed their use in this review article and how it could change the follow-up of cancer patients during this pandemic.