The HOLA COVID-19 Study: An International Effort to Determine How COVID-19 Has Impacted Oncology Practices in Latin America

Cancer Cell. 2020 Nov 9;38(5):605-608. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.10.013. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

Abstract

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have become hotspots of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, exacerbating socioeconomic inequalities and overwhelming fragmented health systems. Studies from the United States and Europe have highlighted the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on patients with cancer and the disruption it has caused on cancer care delivery. The HOLA COVID-19 Study aims to understand how cancer care in Latin American countries has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Delivery of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Delivery of Health Care / trends*
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation
  • Latin America / epidemiology
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Neoplasms / virology
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • SARS-CoV-2