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Original Research

Optimizing the Communication with Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient Perspectives

Emad Tashkandi1 Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia;2 College of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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M BaAbdullah3 Information Technology, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed Zeeneldin1 Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia;4 Department of Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7284-4320
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A AlAbdulwahab1 Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4893-9514
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Omima Elemam1 Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia;5 Oncology Centre, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1576-5877
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S Elsamany1 Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia;5 Oncology Centre, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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M Alfayez1 Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia;2 College of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Y Dabash6 Patients Affairs, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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E Khayat7 Patients Experience, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2480-7736
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Fayza Hassanin8 Nursing Administration, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Rasha Abdulhameed8 Nursing Administration, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Abdul Rahman Jazieh9 Department of Oncology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5465-7698
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Pages 1205-1212 | Published online: 20 Jul 2020

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