Psychosocial issues and concerns of cancer patients due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Surendran VeeraiahSundaramoorthy ChidambaramRevathy SudhakarSelvaluxmi GanesharajaArvind KrishnamurthyManikandan DhanushkodiRajaraman SwaminathanPublished in: PLOS global public health (2022)
More than half of the patients had interruptions in their treatment as a result of COVID-19 lockdown. Cancer patients have had increased physical and psychological concerns as a result of the pandemic situation and its associated changes. Specific guidelines ought to be framed for providing continued and holistic cancer care for patients during such lockdown.