National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resources for the Cancer Care Community

NCCN recognizes the rapidly changing medical information relating to COVID-19 in the oncology ecosystem, but understands that a forum for sharing best practices and specific institutional responses may be helpful to others. Therefore, we are expeditiously providing documents and recommendations developed by NCCN Member Institutions or Guideline Panels as resources for oncology care providers.  These resources have not been developed or reviewed by the standard NCCN processes, and are provided for informational purposes only. We will post more resources as they become available. Please check back for additional updates.

June 2020 Best Practices Insights: Focusing on COVID-19

This free report features insights from NCCN Member Institutions about communication, support for healthcare workers, and working from home protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to download the free report.

Recorded Webinars

NCCN Best Practices Webinar Series: Creative Strategies Implemented during COVID-19 that will Impact the Future of Cancer Care

• Clinical Implications of Telemedicine for Cancer Care
• Policy and Reimbursement Considerations for Telemedicine
• Modifications in Cancer Treatment and Delivery
  
  Supporters:
  Supported through charitable contributions from AbbVie
  Supported by Coherus Biosciences, Inc.
  Supported by Genentech
  Supported by GSK
  Supported by a grant from Lilly
  Supported by Novartis
  Supported by The Pfizer Foundation
  This activity was made possible by Pharmacyclics, an AbbVie Company and Janssen Oncology.

American Cancer Society COVID-19 and Cancer ECHO for Cancer Care Teams webinar series

• April 28 session: Recording and Slides
• April 30 session: Recording and Slides
• May 5 session: Recording and Slides

American Cancer Society COVID-19 and Cancer ECHO for Cancer Caregivers webinar series

• April 29 session: Recording and Slides
• May 6 session: Recording and Slides
• May 13 session: Recording and Slides

NEW! Recordings from second series

• August 19 session: Recording and Slides
• September 2 session: Recording and Slides
• September 16 session: Recording and Slides

Talking to Patients about Cancer Treatment, Risk Factors, and Treatment Cessation during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Free program with CE credit available

Media Resources

• JNCCN: How to Manage Cancer Care during COVID-19 Pandemic
• JNCCN: Improving COVID-19 Safety for Cancer Patients and Healthcare Providers

Peer-reviewed features in JNCCN

• Managing Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Agility and Collaboration Toward a Common Goal
• Safety at the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Keep our Oncology Patients and Healthcare Workers Safe

General

• Asymptomatic Testing Strategy (UAB Medicine)
• Cancer Patients Factsheet (Huntsman Cancer Institute)
• Cancer Services Patient Prioritization (UCSF)
• Communicating Changes in Delivery of Care (University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center)
• Guidance for Patient Use of Medical Face Mask (Yale Cancer Center)
• Infection Prevention for COVID-19 Positive Patients (UCSF)
• N95 Respirator Decontamination and Re-Use Process (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
• Patient Scheduling Recommendations (Huntsman Cancer Institute)
• Pharmacy Pandemic Planning Innovations (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
• Providing Oncology Treatments in the Outpatient Setting
• PPE Conservation Plan (University of Colorado Cancer Center)
• Self Screen Signs All Translations (UCSF)
• Universal Masking Guidelines (Huntsman Cancer Institute)
• Utah Crisis of Standards 2010 Influenza Pandemic Algorithm
• Visitor Policy Letter (Huntsman Cancer Institute)

Treatment of Cancer by Site

• Breast Cancer
• Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• Colorectal Cancer
• Melanoma
• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
  • Reference 1
  • Reference 2
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• T-Cell and Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas

Screening and Early Detection

• Prostate Cancer

Supportive Care

• Hematopoietic Growth Factors
• Infectious Disease Management
• Managing Isolation
• Self-Care and Stress Management (Providers - English)
  • Chinese
  • Spanish (Latin America)
  • Spanish (Spain)
• Self-Care and Stress Management (Patients/Caregivers - English)
  • Chinese
  • Spanish (Latin America)
  • Spanish (Spain)

Member Institution Links for More Information

• Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
• Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah  
• University of Nebraska Medical Center