[Territorial-based management of patients with cancer on active treatment following the Piacenza (north Italy) Model. Results of 4 consecutive years.].

Introduction: The natural history of cancer has radically changed in the last decade. The burden of travel from patient's residence to health care providers is an important issue that can influence access to diagnosis and treatment of cancer; however this issue is quite neglect by the medical community and by the national health system. In addition, community care in the oncology field is actually debated.

Characteristics and outcomes of five patients with COVID-19 and hematological malignancies.

Patients with hematological cancer are at major risk of developing infectious complication. The prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in these patients is challenging. This experience, with the limitation of a small number of patients, highlights that early treatment of COVID-19 can overcome the infection, also in hematological patients.