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Abstract : COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the prioritization of various diseases in all healthcare systems for humanity across the globe, and cancer patients are not an exception. Approximately, 160,000 new cases and 80,000 deaths are attributed to breast cancer annually and it is the most common cancer in women in India.[1] In India, most of the patients with cancer need to travel a long distance to consult an oncologist and pursue cancer treatment. Further, such patients may be predisposed to COVID-19 infection during chemotherapy sessions in day-care centers. To reduce the infections among cancer patients and also to reduce the burden on existing infrastructure of healthcare, we formulated guidance.