COVID-19 pandemic stress and cancer symptom burden.
Olivia BallesterosSueann MarkAstrid BlockLynda MackinSteven PaulBruce CooperMaura AbbottSusan ChangMarilyn J HammerJon LevineRachel A PozzarKarin SnowbergKaty TsaiErin Van BlariganKatherine Van LoonChristine A MiaskowskiPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2023)
Findings from this study, obtained prior to the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and anti-viral medications, provide important 'benchmark data' to evaluate for changes in stress and symptom burden in patients with cancer in the postvaccine era and in patients with long COVID-19.