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and complete version of these NCCN Guidelines, go to NCCN.org . Current Topic of Interest: Vaccination Against Respiratory Infection Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the influenza virus was a leading concern due to its role in the development of

Background: Oncology providers caring for ill and dying patients are at high risk for burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress. Emphasized by the COVID-19 pandemic, workload stress, frontline fears, fluctuating procedures, isolation

INTRODUCTION : Telemedicine retains potential for increasing access to specialty providers in underserved and rural communities. COVID-19 accelerated adoption of tele-healthcare beyond rural populations, serving as a primary modality of patient

faces, and stay home when they are sick. I would venture to say that we will see fewer deaths next year from influenza likely because the public will practice better hygiene than before. Forgive me for not writing about cancer this month. COVID-19 has

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resources for the Cancer Care Community NCCN recognizes the rapidly changing medical information relating to COVID-19 in the oncology ecosystem, but understands that a forum for sharing best practices and specific

The NCCN 2020 Annual Conference—originally scheduled for March 19 through 22—was one of the first major oncology meetings to be impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Ordinarily, NCCN would have welcomed some 1

-trillion-dollar post-COVID-19 reality? Accessed August 19, 2020. Available at: https://www.mckinsey.com/∼/media/McKinsey/Industries/Healthcare%20Systems%20and%20Services/Our%20Insights/Telehealth%20A%20quarter%20trillion%20dollar%20post%20COVID%2019%20reality/Telehealth-A-quarter-trilliondollar-post-COVID

system imposed an undue regulatory and administrative burden on investigators and had arbitrary entry criteria that restricted enrollment. 1 , 2 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all aspects of social, work, and economic life throughout the world. 3 , 4

The COVID-19 pandemic broadly curtailed access to cancer care and highlighted the need to meet patients “where they are,” which included remote access provisions. This need triggered multiple policy changes in 2020 that have accelerated adoption

, rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused major disruptions in almost all economic sectors, including the food supply chain. Our results showed that lack of paid sick leave was especially common among cancer survivors working in industries