Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH

The “inescapability” of climate hazards may necessitate prioritization of research to improve outcomes among vulnerable populations who require treatment.

Future work may focus on determining strategies for protecting the health of patients who undergo surgery during climate disasters.

Collaboration among different medical and research institutions may help improve quality of care for patients with cancer exposed to climate disasters.

A study assessed whether physicians would keep patients who received NSCLC surgery in the hospital longer as an improvisational strategy after wildfires.