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cord-265967-y4639p9m	Rottenberg, Yakir	Geriatric patient-centered care during the COVID-19: Provision of interactions vs. the imposition of isolation	2020-06-18		.txt	text/plain	458	40	59	title: Geriatric patient-centered care during the COVID-19: Provision of interactions vs. 1 Older persons diagnosed with cancer, their families, and the medical staff face a meticulous trade-off between aggressive physical/social distancing and maintaining as close an interaction with family and community life as possible. This seems to contradict older patients' preference for autonomy and decision-making about their life and health. It can be hypothesized that the COVID-19 virus and the chronic condition of cancer goals of the older patients population increases with age. In most families, the current isolation policy and total uncertainty alongside the fears of older patients with cancer becoming infected contradict the basic physical needs of security, namely, the need to touch, embrace, hear the sound of a familiar voice, and not be abandoned. The illness trajectory of elderly cancer patients across cultures: SIOG position paper Palliative care of cancer in the older patient	./cache/cord-265967-y4639p9m.txt	./txt/cord-265967-y4639p9m.txt