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Review

Cancer Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mini-Review

by
Maryam Linjawi
1,
Hira Shakoor
1,
Serene Hilary
1,*,
Habiba I. Ali
1,
Ayesha S. Al-Dhaheri
1,
Leila Cheikh Ismail
2,3,
Vasso Apostolopoulos
4 and
Lily Stojanovska
1,4,*
1
Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
2
Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
3
Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
4
Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 3030, Australia
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2023, 11(2), 248; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020248
Submission received: 9 November 2022 / Revised: 10 January 2023 / Accepted: 10 January 2023 / Published: 13 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Topic Recent Advances in Healthy Ageing)
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Abstract

Since its emergence, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected the entire world and all commerce and industries, including healthcare systems. COVID-19 adversely affects cancer patients because they are immunocompromised. Increased COVID-19 infection and shortage of medical supplies, beds and healthcare workers in hospitals affect cancer care. This paper includes a description of the existing research that shows the impact of COVID-19 on the management of cancer patients. Aged people with various chronic conditions such as cancer and comorbidities face more challenges as they have a greater risk of disease severity. COVID-19 has affected care delivery, including patient management, and has been responsible for increased mortality among cancer patients. Cancer patients with severe symptoms require regular therapies and treatment; therefore, they have a higher risk of exposure. Due to the risk of transmission, various steps were taken to combat this disease; however, they have affected the existing operational efficiency. Herein, we present the changing priorities during COVID-19, which also affected cancer care, including delayed diagnosis, treatment, and surgeries.
Keywords: cancer; COVID-19; immunity; vaccine; patient care cancer; COVID-19; immunity; vaccine; patient care

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Linjawi, M.; Shakoor, H.; Hilary, S.; Ali, H.I.; Al-Dhaheri, A.S.; Ismail, L.C.; Apostolopoulos, V.; Stojanovska, L. Cancer Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mini-Review. Healthcare 2023, 11, 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020248

AMA Style

Linjawi M, Shakoor H, Hilary S, Ali HI, Al-Dhaheri AS, Ismail LC, Apostolopoulos V, Stojanovska L. Cancer Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mini-Review. Healthcare. 2023; 11(2):248. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020248

Chicago/Turabian Style

Linjawi, Maryam, Hira Shakoor, Serene Hilary, Habiba I. Ali, Ayesha S. Al-Dhaheri, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Vasso Apostolopoulos, and Lily Stojanovska. 2023. "Cancer Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mini-Review" Healthcare 11, no. 2: 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020248

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Linjawi, M., Shakoor, H., Hilary, S., Ali, H. I., Al-Dhaheri, A. S., Ismail, L. C., Apostolopoulos, V., & Stojanovska, L. (2023). Cancer Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mini-Review. Healthcare, 11(2), 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020248

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