Read the Faculty of Clinical Oncology position on COVID-19 (published 6 May 2020)
Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancer treatment documents
- See our repository of advisory documents for cancer treatment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Interim guidance for service recovery
- Guidance on recovery, restoration and reconfiguration for oncology departments (PDF) (Published 25 June)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) advice
- RCR statement on personal protective equipment (PPE) (Published 1 May)
- Personal protective equipment advice for oncology departments and teams (PDF) (Published 14 April)
Patient information
The RCR has worked with leading cancer care charities and professional bodies to produce tailored information on protecting people with cancer from coronavirus when going for radiotherapy (link added on 18 May 2020)
COVID-19 discussion forum
- Our clinical oncology coronavirus (COVID-19) discussion forum is available for RCR Fellows and members to share and discuss useful information (member login required).
NICE guidelines
- NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: arranging planned care in hospitals and diagnostic services (Published 27 July 2020)
- NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments (link added 26 March)
- NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy (link added 30 March)
Research projects
- National cancer data collection and analysis in the COVID-19 pandemic (PDF) (Published 6 May 2020)
- UK coronavirus cancer monitoring scheme (link added 9 April 2020)
Journal articles
There is an increasing number of publications about radiotherapy in the COVID-19 pandemic. We will not attempt to list them all here. The two publications from Italy are worth reading and there is a useful list of papers on the ASTRO website:
- COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy: first practical indications for radiotherapy departments (PDF) (link added 26 March)
- Running a radiation oncology department at the time of coronavirus: an Italian experience (PDF) (link added 26 March)
- COVID-19 articles from ASTRO journals (link added 26 March)
Other sources of information
- Guidance on SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing for asymptomatic healthcare workers (HCW) and patients in non-surgical oncology in the UK (PDF) (Published 8 June 2020)
- The International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium has established the Coronavirus Clinical Characterisation Consortium (4C) to answer urgent questions about COVID-19 (Link added 25 June 2020)
- NHS-E guidance on the treatment of cancer patients (PDF) (link added on 18 March 2020. Updated on 27 March 2020)
- ACP COVID-19 resources (link added 4 May 2020)
- RANZCR website (link added 26 March)
- CRUK information for patients on COVID-19 and cancer (link added 9 April 2020)
- Action Radiotherapy COVID-19 resources and links (link added 9 April 2020)
- NHS practitioner health and the BMA both have useful advice on looking after yourself and your teams (link added 9 April 2020)
- Clinical guide for the management of essential cancer surgery for adults during the coronavirus pandemic (link added 9 April 2020)
- Guidance for pre-operative chest CT imaging for elective cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic (link added 15 April 2020)
- CRUK guidance on remote consent for SACT (link added 4 May 2020)
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