2,000 cancers undiagnosed every week in coronavirus lockdown are ‘ticking time bomb’
CANCERS are being left undiagnosed and untreated due to the coronavirus lockdown, a charity has warned today.
Last month it was reported that cancer referrals were down by 80 per cent and Macmillan found that postponed or cancelled appointments could mean 1,900 patients a week are not being diagnosed. Steven McIntosh, Macmillan's director of policy campaigns and influencing said there has been a “worrying drop” in the amount of people coming forward with suspected cancer symptoms.
It claims the government will need to explain to patients how they are able to access treatment and added that extra capacity would be needed to catch up on the backlog caused by Covid-19. ‘That’s why it’s so important that we send out a strong message to the public – you’ve got to come forward with cancer symptoms – and that governments demonstrate we have cancer care back on track, being delivered safely.
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