The Covid-19 pandemic is currently active all over Europe and especially in Italy. In this podcast Anna Berghoof discusses with Matteo Lambertini - Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy - the difficulties of cancer treatment during this pandemic. Read the editorial: https://esmoopen.bmj.com/content/5/2/e000759