A radiotherapy staff experience of gratitude during COVID-19 pandemic

•Medical staff from oncology units are at high risk of burnout during COVID-19 pandemic.•The sense of belonging to the group and the contacting emotions play a central role in reducing these risks.•Gratitude is related to well-involving people who practice and receive it.•During lockdown, we adopted gratitude-focused “inter-group contact” tool. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer patients can be high in terms of anxiety, fear and...