Department of Radiation Oncology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Clinical Oncology, Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2021 Jan 1;22(1):19-24. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.1.19.
As of late 2019, the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) -that started in China- has rapidly afflicted all over the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health-care facilities to provide optimal care. In this context, cancer care requires special attention because of its peculiar status by including patients who are commonly immunocompromised and treatments that are often highly toxic. In this review article, we have classified the main impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on oncology practices -followed by their solutions- into ten categories, including impacts on (1) health care providers, (2) medical equipment, (3) access to medications, (4) treatment approaches, (5) patients' referral, (6) patients' accommodation, (7) patients' psychological health, (8) cancer research, (9) tumor board meetings, and (10) economic income of cancer centers. The effective identification and management of all these challenges will improve the standards of cancer care over the viral pandemic and can be a practical paradigm for possible future crises.
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截至 2019 年末，新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）在中国爆发，并迅速在全球蔓延。COVID-19 大流行给医疗机构提供最佳护理带来了挑战。在这种情况下，癌症护理需要特别关注，因为它的特殊地位包括免疫功能低下的患者和通常具有高度毒性的治疗方法。在这篇综述文章中，我们将 COVID-19 大流行对肿瘤学实践的主要影响（包括对 1）医疗保健提供者，2）医疗设备，3）药物获取，4）治疗方法，5）患者转诊，6）患者住宿，7）患者心理健康，8）癌症研究，9）肿瘤委员会会议和 10）癌症中心经济收入的影响）分为十类，并提出了解决方案。有效识别和管理所有这些挑战将提高病毒大流行期间癌症护理的标准，并为可能的未来危机提供实用范例。
