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Record Nr.

UNINA9910719766403321

Titolo

The Challenges of COVID-19 with Obesity-Related Cancers / / edited by Maria Dalamaga, Narjes Nasiri-Ansari, Nikolaos Spyrou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , 2023

ISBN

3-0365-7350-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 pages)

Disciplina

616.24144

Soggetti

COVID-19 (Disease) - Complications - Diagnosis

Obesity - Complications

Cancer - Patients - Care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This reprint emphasizes the perspectives and challenges surrounding COVID-19 and obesity-related cancers, including but not limited to the risk factors of severe COVID-19 in cancer patients; the complications of COVID-19 in cancer patients; the challenges in cancer treatment and surgery; guidelines for cancer care during COVID-19; delayed diagnosis and suboptimal cancer management; the impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening, early diagnosis and cancer presentation; immune response after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in cancer patients; psychological distress among cancer survivors; telehealth in cancer care; the role of diet and nutraceuticals in the prevention of severe COVID-19 and cancer; and the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on cancer research.