Status and strategies for the management of head and neck cancer during COVID-19 pandemic: Indian Scenario

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Gupta, Anand1,#; Arora, Vipin2; Nair, Deepa3; Agrawal,Nishant4; Su, Yu-xiong5; Holsinger, Christopher F. 6; Chan, Jason7,#1 Department of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India. 2 Department of ENT and Head Neck Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.3 Department Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, HBNI University, Mumbai, India.4 Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.5 Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry,The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.6 Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.7 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Keywords: Strategies for management; head and neck cancer; COVID-19; pandemic; Indian Scenario.Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.Funding: No funding received. Corresponding Authors:Anand GuptaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH)Sector 32 B, Chandigarh, INDIA Pin code- 160030Telephone no. +91-9810720642E mail- dranandkgmc2@gmail.com Jason YK ChanAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.Pin code-Telephone no. +85-235053288Email :jasonchan@ent.cuhk.edu.hk