1216 Palliative Medicine 35 (6) entering a dedicated COVID hospital for fear of viruses
lingering in the air. Another common perception in India was that if one ventured out of the …

Background: Coronavirus pandemic in 2019 led India to implement a complete lockdown
except foressential services. Cancer patients faced hindrances in seeking medical help. This …

Objectives: The pandemic and the lockdown has challenged palliative care patients
especially those on palliative oncological treatments. This study aims to understand the …

Objectives: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought to the fore various
challenges faced by pain and palliative care physicians working in oncology setup all over …

Background: Recent pandemic Coronavirus disease 2019 has brought the whole world to a
standstill. In India too, phases of the lockdown of the country were declared. This hampered …

Materials and Methods: An observational study was conducted in the pain and palliative
care unit at a tertiary care hospital, India. The data were collected from March 23, 2020, to …

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the survival rate and palliative care of
cancer patients all over the globe. In Pakistan, there are only a few institutions and …

Providing continued cancer care during lockdown for a pandemic is a big challenge. There
are several issues like lack of public transport, facilities for lodging as most of cancer …

The article by Sahoo et al 1 is appropriate in the context of sustaining routine healthcare
during the pandemic. While the study was limited to 49 cancer patients only, with other non …

Background: Cancer care has suffered during the covid-19 pandemic due to diversion of
manpower to treat covid patients and introduction of lockdown measures. Delay in treatment …