Managing cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic: brief report from a North African single center

Nada Benhima; Mohamed Kaakoua; Siham Alaoui Rachidi; Mohamed El Fadli; Rhizlane Belbaraka

doi:10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.25020

Managing cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic: brief report from a North African single center

Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Jul 29;35(Suppl 2):127. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.25020. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Nada Benhima^{1

2}, Mohamed Kaakoua^{2

3}, Siham Alaoui Rachidi^{1

2}, Mohamed El Fadli^{1

2}, Rhizlane Belbaraka^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Oncology Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
² Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
³ Medical Oncology Department, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.

Abstract

The potential threat of COVID-19 pandemic on the continuity of care for cancer patients is thought to be significant. Oncologists are weighing up the balance of risks and benefits carefully when planning daily cancer care and making treatment decisions in the face of rapid change during this public health crisis. This report describes management strategies and care models that have been adopted by a single Medical Oncology department in a North Africa, Morocco.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Cancer care; North Africa; cancer policy; treatment adaptation.

Publication types

Systematic Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / prevention & control
Humans
Medical Oncology / organization & administration*
Morocco / epidemiology
Neoplasms / therapy*
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2*