Covid Pandemic Left 55,000 Cancer Cases Undiagnosed Across 7 Nations, Study Finds
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Article content (Bloomberg) — About 55,000 cancer cases went undiagnosed across seven high-income countries during the first nine months of the Covid-19 pandemic, underscoring the extent to which lockdowns and health-system disruptions affected routine medical care, a study found. Article content An estimated 16% of expected cancer diagnoses across Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the UK were missing between April and December 2020, compared with pre-pandemic trends. The largest declines were seen in prostate cancer diagnoses, which fell 24% below expected levels, f…
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