Impact of Covid19 Infection in Patients with Cancer

ABSTRACT

Background: coronaviral pandemic (COVID-19) induced by severe acute coronaviral syndrome 2 has imminent consequences for COVID-19 patients. To determine the effect of this pandemic on oncological treatment, Netherlands cancer patients performed a national study . Method(s) From 11 April 2020 to 11 Jan 2021, the oncological care perspective was discussed by an online study. The survey included 20 questions on four topics patient characteristics, hospital engagement, COVID-19 and COVID-19 problems. Result(s) A total of 2418 (64.53%) patients were female and the remainder (57.5%) were <50 years of age. The most prevalent cancer diagnosis were haematological malignancies (26.1%), breast cancer (22.8%) and other cancers (19.2%). Depending on their illness environment, 34.7% of patients had incurable conditions while 21.6% and 31.8% had curable or healed diseases. The (expected) result of their illness was 'unknown' for 11.9% of patients. According to outpatient environment, 1691 (45.1%) patients have been oncologically examined and have taken follow-up, contrasted with 529 (14.1%) and 1527 (40.8%) patients presently or pending for therapy. Conclusion(s) This is the first research exploring cancer patients' experiences after the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq. The research indicates the major effect of COVID-19 on oncological treatment, showing the need for psycho-oncological assistance during this pandemic.Copyright © 2020 Ubiquity Press. All rights reserved.