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Thomas K. Varghese, Jr, MD, on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Care

NCCN 2021 Virtual Annual Conference

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Thomas K. Varghese, Jr, MD, of Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, summarizes a panel discussion on how the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted cancer screenings, when telemedicine works and when it doesn’t, opening alternative care sites in the community, and the emotional and mental toll the coronavirus has taken on health-care providers.



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