新冠肺炎疫情期間癌症病人接受放射線治療之因應措施

Coping Strategies of Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

10.6880/TJON.202110/SP_21.02

熊佩韋(Pei-Wei Shueng)；田蕙如(Hui-Ju Tien)；周繡玲(Hsiu-Ling Chou)

新冠肺炎 ； 癌症病人 ； 放射線治療 ； COVID-19 ； cancer patients ； radiotherapy

腫瘤護理雜誌

21卷增訂刊I（2021 / 10 / 01）

13 - 17

繁體中文

2021年5月中旬台灣爆發新冠肺炎（COVID-19）疫情蔓延的影響，使得正接受放射線治療的癌症病人，除了須維持每周五日的放射線累積治療劑量外，還須承擔入院治療時怕被感染的風險，這對病人都是兩難的抉擇。放射腫瘤科在防疫的管控作為，如成立門診戶外篩檢站、落實工作同仁分艙分流保全科內人力並讓病人安心治療、依癌病嚴重度之分級程度，分別採取視訊或電話門診，提供個別化回診需求，使病人免於感染COVID-19的危機，讓病人能順利完成放射線治療療程。

In mid-May 2021, the impact from the spread of the coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreak in Taiwan meant the cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy not only had to deal with the cumulative radiation dose but also face the fear of being infected with Covid-19 during the hospital admission for treatment. The risk of infection is a dilemma and real concern for the patients. Radiation oncologists should find a middle ground between the risk of virus exposure and the benefits of treatment. Several consensus and recommendations discussed the issue of telemedicine and avoidance, deferment, and shortening of radiation therapy based on the risk stratification and clinical scenarios. These policies could reduce treatment duration and minimize infection risk during a pandemic.

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