There is no doubt that the delivery of cancer care will be disrupted. Cancer clinics may need to reduce clinical appointments, chemotherapy administration encounters, alter radiotherapy schedules, and cancel or postpone elective cancer surgeries. There may be a shortage of supplies, non-availability of drugs and consumables. Newly diagnosed and existing patients with cancer who experience chest symptoms (e.g. breathlessness) due to lung metastases may be denied care due to heightened suspicion of COVID-19 infection. For patients with cancer, these will have huge repercussions on their experience and management of cancer-related symptoms, quality of life and survival.