Abstract
Objective: To understand the main aspects related to the interruption of cancer treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic and the psychological aspects involved. Bibliographic review: The COVID-19 pandemic had a direct impact on the treatment of cancer patients. In addition, these patients are more likely than the general population to be infected, or to develop severe COVID-19 phenotypes due to their immunocompromised status, plus frequent visits to hospitals as a point of infection and immunosuppressive therapies for cancer treatment , plus additional risk factors depending on age and type of cancer. Furthermore, cancer patients have increased levels of perceived and post-traumatic stress, attenuated by quarantine and the current context of instabilities. Coronophobia being evidenced as a cause of increased levels of depression, generalized anxiety and tanaphobia compared to previous pandemics. Final considerations: From this perspective, further research is needed on the impact of the pandemic on the treatment of cancer patients, on the interaction of cancer with COVID-19 and the provision of psychosocial support to this population.