Catering the Needs of Cancer Contemporary to this Contagious Corona Catastrophe: Institution Based Changes in Cancer Management and Protection Procedures

The COVID-۱۹ global pandemic has drastically affected the health care facility worldwide, posing unprecedented challenges in front of the caregivers. All hospitals need adopt measures to protect patients and health professionals and to safely triage patients (according to country/regional directives) for identifying those infected with coronavirus. As very few guidelines are available for care of cancer patients during COVID times, institutes have had to make their own strategies, based on their own expertise keeping in mind local directives and their effect on available resources and routine processes to offer best possible care. In this article, we have discussed in-house protocols for modification and prioritization of radical and palliative multimodality treatment of cancer patients along with our infection control measures in accordance with national and local guidelines during COVID emergency to stay safe and health. Also, the current study aims to modify cancer treatment and care during the COVID-۱۹ pandemic adhering and fulfilling all protective measures.

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Radiotherapy , COVID-۱۹ , cancer , Treatment Modification , Delivery of health care