Sweeping Changes in Cancer Care During the Coronavirus Pandemic

A new study published by The Lancet on August 24, 2020, found cancer patients with a leukemia diagnosis more than doubled the likelihood of death from COVID-19 disease when hospitalized. 'As a consequence of advice given to people who are clinically susceptible to COVID-19, there have been sweeping changes in management for all cancer types during the past few months, including shortening of radiotherapy, switching from intravenous to oral chemotherapy regimens, and modifications in immunotherapy use.'