Cancer rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: An overview of special considerations

Abstract

The global pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19) is a major public health issue since identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. It creates unique challenges from the perspective of cancer survivors, as they often require complex cancer treatments during the disease trajectory, disease surveillance, and rehabilitation. Given the vulnerability of this population, there is an urgent need to address the impact of such a pandemic on cancer rehabilitation. This article presents a narrative overview of the issues highlighted for rehabilitation services providing cancer care in this context, for risk mitigation, and for continued operation during this unprecedented public health crisis.

Keywords

• cancer rehabilitation
• coronavirus
• covid-19