key: cord-0717743-6qzys8j3
authors: Cheung, Ankie Tan; Li, William Ho Cheung; Ho, Laurie Long Kwan; Chan, Godfrey Chi Fung; Chung, Joyce Oi Kwan
title: Health support to pediatric cancer survivors and their families during the COVID‐19 pandemic
date: 2020-08-09
journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28441
sha: 9e1b7994b292dbd2dae36956b8996e24dc770c92
doc_id: 717743
cord_uid: 6qzys8j3

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To the Editor:

The emerging coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is posing tremendous threats and formidable challenges to the global community. Pediatric cancer survivors are not spared from the pandemic. In addition to dealing with a wide array of sequelae of the cancer and related treatments, which includes fatigue, 1 weakened immune system, 2 a reduced functional capacity, 3 

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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.