Counseling patients in COVID-19 era

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An oncologist reflects on how advising patients with cancer about travel during a pandemic requires a nuanced consideration of benefit and risk, especially when considering lost opportunities when prognosis is limited.

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Christopher E. Jensen, M.D., of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, is the corresponding author.

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