Abstract

Cancer and COVID-19: Patients' and psychologists' reflections regarding psycho-oncology service changes.

Highlights

  • The Cancer Psychology Service at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital have changed their ways of working in light of these disruptions 3

  • When reflecting on our own clinical practice, we noted that patients have often already experienced significant life changes, meaning that the disruption from COVID-19 does not always present entirely new experiences

  • Several patients have reflected to us that they feel better able to support friends and family to cope with the impact of COVID-19 because of their experiences, and that their familiarity with managing uncertainty has meant that COVID-19 represents another ‘whatif?’ to them

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Summary

Introduction

The Cancer Psychology Service at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital have changed their ways of working in light of these disruptions 3. Remote therapy may continue to be useful for some patients even when face-to-face services resume

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