Author/Authors :
Mahesh Shirke, Manasi Department of Medicine - School of Medicine -Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom , Ahmed Shaikh, Safwan Department of Medicine - School of Medicine -Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom , Harky, Amer Department of Integrative biology - Faculty of life and social sciences - University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Abstract :
COVID-19 has had a catastrophic effect on healthcare systems compromising the treatment of cancer patients. It has an increased disease burden in the cancer population. As a result, tele-oncology ser-vices have become essential to reduce the risk of cancer patients being exposed to the deadly pathogen. Many governmental establishments have endorsed the use of tele-oncology during COVID-19 era. However, tel-emedicine in oncology still has certain drawbacks that can be improved upon. Nevertheless, tele-oncology has shown great promise to support cancer care not only during this pandemic but also become a part of normal care in the future. (www.actabiomedica.it)
Keywords :
COVID-19 , Telemedicine , Tele-oncology , Cancer
