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In this letter, the psychological impact of COVID-19 on cancer infected patients is discussed. Cancer is a serious
health-related problem in the human body nowadays. The 2019 pandemic of coronavirus disease has developed into an
unheard-of pandemic. Given the havoc wreaked by this pathogen worldwide, many countries have implemented a severe,
legally enforced method of social distancing, in the form of a lockdown. Unless adequate preventive measures are taken, the
cost of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown can prove to be irreparable. The obvious consequences of this lockout, such
as the escalating levels of unemployment, imminent economic crisis, and extreme food scarcity faced by the sudden
unemployed migrant labour population, have been widely reported. Cancer patients are a highly vulnerable group even
during non-pandemic periods, often presenting late in the course of their illness, without the services required to avail
recommended care. The incidence of psychological complications and emotional distress is considerably higher than in the
general population, and the trauma of both the pandemic and subsequent lockdown contributes significantly to their mental
trauma. This analysis is geared at solving the challenges faced by cancer patients in the face of this pandemic and
subsequent lockdown, with a look at potential solutions that can be enforced.