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Florence Joly, ESMO 2020 – Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Treatments and the Psychological Impact on Patients

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Published Online: Oct 1st 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a direct impact on cancer care. Prof. Florence Joly discusses the challenges and lessons learned when treating patients with cancer during the pandemic and lockdown period. The late-breaking abstract ‘Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on management of medical cancer treatments and psychological consequence for the patients’ (LBA69) was presented at the Virtual 2020 ESMO Congress in September 2020.

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  1. What have been the direct effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of cancer treatment? (0:16)
  2. What are the challenges for patients receiving cancer treatment during the pandemic? (1:37)
  3. What have been the psychological consequences for patients and how can we best support them? (3:01)
  4. What will be the impact of the predicted post-COVID-19 economic downturn and recession on cancer care? (4:04)
  5. What lessons have we learned for the future? (5:06)
  6. What key messages should physicians consider when treating patients with cancer during the pandemic? (6:48)

Speaker Disclosure: Florence Joly has nothing to disclose in relation to this interview.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd.

Filmed in coverage of the Virtual 2020 ESMO Congress.

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