Looking at the impact of COVID19 on people with cancer Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Facing Cancer In A Global Pandemic A new nation-wide study examines how COVID-19 is impacting cancer patients and survivors March 12, 2021 By Jennifer Friesen There’s no question that 2020 was a challenging year. Today, the effects of COVID-19 continue to echo around the world, impacting people’s lives, livelihoods and social connections. In addition to navigating all this global uncertainty, an estimated 225,000 Canadians also faced a cancer diagnosis last year. The Supportive Care Committee of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG), a cooperative oncology group that designs and administers clinical trials in cancer across Canada, began asking questions about how the pandemic would affect cancer patients’ and survivors’ lives as soon as the first round of lockdowns started in Canada in March 2020. By April, the committee had the ball rolling on a quality-of-life study called Living with Cancer in the Time of COVID-19. The study focuses on adults who either have cancer or have had cancer in the past 10 years to better understand how the pandemic is affecting their care and mental health. “The goal is to get a better picture of what it’s like for people going through this so we can develop the kinds of services they need.” —Dr. Linda Carlson Read the full article here
