A Survey on Physical and Mental Distress among Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Wuhan, China

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Journal of Palliative MedicineVol. 23, No. 7 Letters to the EditorA Survey on Physical and Mental Distress among Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Wuhan, ChinaYu Qian, Kun Wu, Hongbin Xu, Dan Bao, Fengming Ran, Wei Wei, Tiancui Cheng, Dingfeng Huang, Xi Lin, Eduardo Bruera, Desheng Hu, and Yuan WuYu QianDepartment of Medical Oncology and Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.*Co-first authors.Search for more papers by this author, Kun WuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.*Co-first authors.Search for more papers by this author, Hongbin XuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Search for more papers by this author, Dan BaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Search for more papers by this author, Fengming RanDepartment of Medical Oncology and Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Search for more papers by this author, Wei WeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Search for more papers by this author, Tiancui ChengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Search for more papers by this author, Dingfeng HuangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Search for more papers by this author, Xi LinDepartment of Medical Oncology and Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Search for more papers by this author, Eduardo BrueraDepartment of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.Search for more papers by this author, Desheng HuDesheng Hu, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, 116 Zhuodaoquan South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China E-mail Address: [email protected]Department of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Search for more papers by this author, and Yuan WuAddress correspondence to: Yuan Wu, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, 116 Zhuodaoquan South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China E-mail Address: [email protected]Department of Radiation Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:9 Jun 2020https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0240AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail View article"A Survey on Physical and Mental Distress among Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Wuhan, China." 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