Medical Oncology Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Medical Oncology Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Jul;60(1):e5-e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.03.021. Epub 2020 Mar 31.
Patients with cancer have an increased risk of developing severe forms of coronavirus disease 2019, and patients with advanced cancer who are followed at home represent a particularly frail population. Although with substantial differences, the challenges that cancer care professionals have to face during a pandemic are quite similar to those posed by natural disasters. We have already managed the oncological home care service in L'Aquila (middle Italy) after the 2009 earthquake. With this letter, we want to share the procedures and tools that we have started using at the home care service of the Tuscany Tumor Association during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
癌症患者罹患 2019 年冠状病毒病严重型的风险增加,而在家中接受治疗的晚期癌症患者则代表了一个特别脆弱的群体。尽管存在很大差异,但癌症护理专业人员在大流行期间所面临的挑战与自然灾害所带来的挑战非常相似。在 2009 年地震后,我们已经在拉奎拉(意大利中部)管理肿瘤患者的居家照护服务。通过这封信,我们希望在 2019 年冠状病毒病大流行期间,分享我们在托斯卡纳肿瘤协会居家照护服务中开始使用的程序和工具。