Limitations
cancer
CANCER
Data on contacts to the PN are based on patient self-reports, some of whom were undergoing cancer treatment. There is evidence that chemotherapy can impair memory and recall [The supplementary survey took place in the summer of 2020, a few weeks after the first lockdown. Memories of something that happened a few weeks prior could be distorted as described above.The sample of this supplementary survey is not representative of the PIKKO intervention group in all respects. For example, patients were more likely not to participate if they were still working, younger, had children in the household, or reported financial worries before the pandemic.