Challenges for cancer patients returning home during SARS-COV-19 pandemic after medical tourism - a consensus report by the emirates oncology task force

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis. Numerous cancer patients from non-Western countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), seek cancer care outside their home countries and many are sponsored by their governments for treatment. Many patients interrupt...

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Main Authors: Humaid O. Al-Shamsi, Ibrahim Abu-Gheida, Shabeeha K. Rana, Neil Nijhawan, Ahmed S. Abdulsamad, Sadir Alrawi, Mohamed Abuhaleeqa, Taleb M. Almansoori, Thamir Alkasab, Essa M. Aleassa, Martine C. McManus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-07115-6