A global pandemic is stressful for anyone, but evermore stressful to families and individuals that are battling cancer. It's hard to know how to help cancer patients on a normal day, but now that social distancing is being enacted, it's even harder to be there for them. So, we've come up with five ways to help cancer patients during this coronavirus pandemic—all while maintaining a safe distance.

Panic, a pandemic, and general pandemonium have all lately been sweeping the world. But for a cancer patient or caregiver, your world was already being rocked daily—Coronavirus is just the icing on the proverbial cake.  It’s a concerning development for everyone, but especially for those at high-risk.

I’ve found that a lot of articles on this topic have the same few tips of washing your hands and such— not much more. The question begs to be asked: what are the other ways a cancer patient can stay safe during the COVID-19 outbreak? Well, I’ll try my best to answer that in this blog.

I think it’s important that say that I, nor anyone at Canplan is a medical professional. We’re just people who did some research and would like to present that research to you in a digestible and helpful way.

So, here is: How Cancer Patients Can Care for Themselves During the Coronavirus outbreak.

With a plan, you can bring a real punch to this fight, too. Whether it’s through CanPlan or not, you should have something in place to balance your loved one’s well- being and various appointments—as well as your mental health. Never forget to look out for yourself in the midst of all the craziness that will ensue, and remember to take notice and appreciate the little joys that life does bring to you every day.