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Handling serious medical problems are usually the priority of first responders after any catastrophes. However, fatalities of these unfortunate events (earthquake, flooding, tsunami, etc.) also have housing and nourishment concerns, and requires assistance in alleviating their non-urgent physical impairments from environmental dangers and communicable illnesses. Although some victims with non-urgent health problems were not a priority at the time, patients with chronic illness must be cautious to avoid infection or undesirable event. Therefore, health care organizations can assist these patient population, especially patients with cancer with or without current therapy to get an education on the need to be more watchful of their environment

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