Sutcuoglu Osman, Yazici Ozan, Ozet Ahmet, Ozdemir Nuriye
Medical Oncology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Medical Oncology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023 Oct;13(e1):e102-e104. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002628. Epub 2020 Dec 21.
The rapid spread of COVID-19 infection and its negative effects on human health caused a great change in oncology practice. Although oncologists respond quickly to this change, anxiety caused by pandemics in some patients prevented cancer treatment. Although patients know that delaying cancer treatment can be life-threatening, they are concerned about contacting the hospital because they are afraid of becoming infected with COVID-19. Here, we would like to present three patients with delayed admission to the hospital to draw attention to the harmful consequences of COVID-19 fear in the community. These patients with cancer-related anxiety may exaggerate protective attitudes during the pandemic process, leading to delayed oncological treatment and poor prognosis of the patient.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）感染的迅速传播及其对人类健康的负面影响，导致肿瘤学实践发生了巨大变化。尽管肿瘤学家对这一变化做出了迅速反应，但一些患者因疫情引发的焦虑情绪阻碍了癌症治疗。尽管患者知道延迟癌症治疗可能会危及生命，但他们因害怕感染COVID-19而担心前往医院就诊。在此，我们想介绍三位延迟入院的患者，以引起人们对社区中COVID-19恐惧的有害后果的关注。这些患有癌症相关焦虑症的患者可能会在疫情期间夸大保护态度，导致肿瘤治疗延迟和患者预后不良。
