INTRODUCTION
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought unprecedented
challenges to the delivery of pediatric oncology care. Patients,
caregivers, and providers had to balance increased concern for infection
with timely delivery of oncology care. Experiences from international
pediatric oncology centers showed varying degrees of treatment delays
during the pandemic.1, 2 Psychosocial and financial
stressors became more prominent during this time among this
population.3, 4 This study reports the results of an
institutional survey of patients or their caregivers about the oncologic
care and factors associated with increased distress during the initial
stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.