Alert: Precautionary infection control measures at our cancer centres remain in effect. BC Cancer provides updated info here: COVID-19 & Cancer - Information for patients (BC Cancer).
This page informs BC Cancer staff of key sources, including the latest news and information related to COVID-19 and cancer care. It is not a comprehensive collection of available information. Always refer to the most current advisories and policies for your work area. This guide will only be available during this situation and may not be available after the end of the pandemic conditions.
For COVID-19 (Novel coronavirus) Oncology resources, see Practice Tools in the left menu.
For the most current information on COVID-19 vaccination in BC, please visit the BC Centre for Disease Control webpage on Vaccines for COVID-19.
For a patient-friendly handout on the COVID-19 vaccine, see COVID-19 Vaccine: What people with cancer need to know (pdf) and for more resources, see Patient Education in the left menu.
Below are the 5 most recently indexed articles on this topic in PubMed. For more, see the PubMed search on COVID-19 and oncology.
Results are displayed by entry date indexed, which can differ from publication date.
Below are the 5 most recently indexed articles on this topic in PubMed. For more, see the PubMed search on COVID-19 and PPE.
Results are displayed by entry date indexed, which can differ from publication date.
The BC Cancer library system consists of a central library at Vancouver Centre (VC), and branches in Abbotsford (AC), Kelowna (SAHCSI), Prince George (CN), Surrey (FVC), and Victoria (VIC). All centres have patient resource collections in our Cancer Information Centres (CIC), and all centres have a professional collection on site. Professional resources for CN are housed in the adjacent UHNBC Library.