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cord-322990-q07yy5k8	Garutti, Mattia	Seven Shades of Black Thoughts: COVID-19 and Its Psychological Consequences on Cancer Patients	2020-07-10		.txt	text/plain	2205	117	48	COVID-19 is plaguing people not only physically but also psychologically, and cancer patients are particularly exposed to this emotional threat. We have summarized the patients' psychological issues: logistic overload, loneliness, fear, oxymoronic thoughts, helplessness, frustration, and emotional siege. We describe these psychological threats, provide clinical context for them, and offer practical suggestions for managing them, for the benefit of patients, their caregivers, and clinicians. COVID-19 is plaguing people around the world not only physically but also psychologically, and cancer patients are particularly exposed to this emotional threat. Our hope is that, by sharing our clinical experiences, we can help other oncologists increase their awareness of the psychological impact of the pandemic on cancer patients and implement some solutions. Clinicians and healthcare workers-the only human relations for some cancer patients in times of quarantine-should step up and somehow compensate for the psychological support that a caregiver normally provides.	./cache/cord-322990-q07yy5k8.txt	./txt/cord-322990-q07yy5k8.txt