Lung Cancer Patients More Likely to Feel Anxiety During Pandemic

Lung cancer patients treated in hospitals reported increased levels of anxiety and saw their treatment delayed or due to the COVID-19 pandemic, stated a new study presented today at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer. There is limited evidence in Latin America about the overall detrimental effects of depression, anxiety and distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Dr. Oscar Arrieta, from Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico. Dr. Arrieta and his colleagues ...