Author/Editor		Ratoša, Ivica
Title		Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 26, št. 1
Publication year		2020
Volume		str. 55-64
ISSN		1844-0770
Language		eng
Abstract		The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was caused by the newly discovered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which has, at least temporarily, transformed cancer care in many countries worldwide. The clinical decision-making process for patients with breast cancer should be adapted, taking into consideration the current epidemiological situation in each country or region. In the first half of 2020, many international or national groups of experts published recommendations to omit, delay, alter,target the volume or fractionation schedule for patients with cancer in the need of adjuvant or palliative radiation therapy. In the present review, evidence-based recommendations and expert-based guidance regarding radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer are explored.
Keywords		rak dojke radioterapija covid-19 paliativno obsevanje breast cancer radiation therapy covid-19 palliative radiation