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[Ensuring continuity of cancer treatment despite the COVID-19 epidemic]
Pascale Sontag1, Christelle Galvez1
1Centre de lutte contre le cancer Léon-Bérard, 28, promenade Léa- et-Napoléon-Bullukian, 69008 Lyon, France.
Abstract:
A real organisational challenge for the teams working alongside people being treated for cancer, the continuity of treatment and care has mobilised all those involved in care since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic. To ensure the safety of these patients, who are more vulnerable due to their illness, and to ensure that they do not lose any chances against their cancer, the care providers of the Lyon Regional Cancer Centre have innovated and adapted their practices, both in the city and in the hospital.
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