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Editorial debate: Challenges we oncologists, working within a universal healthcare system, have to face in these hard times
Francesca PoggioFrancesco BoccardoLucia Del MastroAndrea De MariaMarco TagliamentoCarlo GenovaEmanuela BarisioneMarco GrossoStefano VaggePaolo Pronzatosubject
PragmatismCancer Researchbusiness.industrySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)media_common.quotation_subjectPerspective (graphical)JudgementFace (sociological concept)Public relationslcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogenslcsh:RC254-282law.inventionOncologylawPolitical sciencePandemicCLARITYbusinessmedia_commonHealthcare systemdescription
I have been very much impressed by the clarity, pragmatism and good medical judgement of the article by Camilo Porta,1 a respected and dedicated ESMO faculty member and friend, giving his personal perspective on real issues many oncologists working in a public system are eventually facing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. I understand Professor Porta is voicing what many oncologists from countries deeply affected by the pandemic, such as Italy or Spain, may think. Although I concur with most of his approaches and comments, I would like to complement some of these statements with some additional thoughts. Medicine was created more than 2500 years ago as a profession aiming at alleviating suffering in human beings. Despite the complexity of current developments and technologies, those of us who practise medicine have to remember the basis of …
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-01 | ESMO Open |