Additional challenges faced by cancer patients in Gaza due to COVID-19

Shaymaa Alwaheidi; Richard Sullivan; Elizabeth Davies

doi:10.3332/ECANCER.2020.ED100

Additional challenges faced by cancer patients in Gaza due to COVID-19

Shaymaa Alwaheidi, Richard Sullivan, Elizabeth Davies

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Abstract

Cancer patients in conflict settings experience significant barriers in accessing chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as palliative care and psychosocial support. Now they face an additional possible risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus and the indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on movement restrictions and their access to care. In this commentary, we highlight that despite the low COVID-19 burden in conflict settings like Gaza, COVID-19 could lead to further inequity in cancer care and poorer outcomes for Palestinians with cancer. This is due to the pre-existing shortage in cancer resources as well as the lack of context-specific guidelines to prepare for COVID-19 in war-torn settings.

Original language	English
Article number	ed100
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	ecancermedicalscience
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3332/ECANCER.2020.ED100
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2020

Keywords

Breast cancer
COVID-19
Gaza

UN SDGs

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Additional challenges faced by cancer patients in Gaza due to COVID-19

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