Coronavirus: Cancer surgery delays risk 'thousands' of deaths
The NHS must ensure cancer-surgery delays do not cost more lives than the number of Covid-19 patients saved,
In some cancers, a three-month delay could make the difference between a tumour being curable or not, Prof Clare Turnbull said.NHS England is already urging people to seek help for worrying symptoms.But by the end of April, cancer referrals had dropped by an estimated 70%. And as normal service resumed, the NHS should prioritise"certain cancer types in particular", Prof Turnbull said.But for others, such as prostate and certain breast cancers, treatment could more safely be delayed.
For every 10 Covid-19 patients whose lives were saved in hospital, four cancer patients could die, according to the ICR study, if all tumour-removal surgeries are delayed by six months.And more than 80,000 of these patients go on to survive for at least five years.And a six month delay could lead to almost 11,000.
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