The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) is sharing insights and advice in a peer-reviewed article on how to continue providing ideal cancer care during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The article stresses first and foremost the importance of keeping channels of communication open between administrators and staff, patients, caregivers, and the general public.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting every facet of our global and domestic societies and health care systems in unprecedented fashion,” Robert W. Carlson, MD, chief executive officer at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), said in a press release. “People with cancer appear to be at increased risk of COVID-19, and their outcomes are worse than individuals without cancer. The NCCN Member Institutions are rapidly gaining experience in preventing and managing COVID-19. As is the nature of the NCCN…
