Materials and Methods
In this COVID-19 pandemic, the stakeholders (at least an attending surgeon) of major academic health institutions in India who are responsible for head neck cancer (HNC) care were contacted by phone and other electronic means of correspondence. Anonymity of the institute and the individual surgeon was ensured and verbal consent obtained. They were asked about the present situation of HNC services arising out of COVID-19 pandemic at their hospitals. The information sought was framed in the form of questions like- status of outpatient and inpatient services, acceptance of new patients, type of cancer surgeries being performed, management of patients in the postoperative period, safety measures taken during surgeries, guidelines followed, treatment of COVID-19 patients in their respective hospitals and availability of personal protective equipments (PPE). Recent guidelines on the management of cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic were searched on the website of important health care bodies of India. All responses from different stakeholders and guidelines were analysed to understand the present situation in India.