EXCLUSIVE: Routine medical tests critical for detecting and monitoring cancer and other conditions plummeted in the United States during coronavirus outbreak - data firm analysis by RobinRespaut Deborah Nelson
FILE PHOTO: A person receives a test for diabetes during Care Harbor LA free medical clinic in Los Angeles, California September 11, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Cervical cancer screenings were down 68%, cholesterol panels fell by 67% and the blood sugar test to detect diabetes were off 65% nationally. This could all prove very costly down the road. “A lot of these tests are run infrequently, but they are run when a patient visits their doctor,” Nathoo said. Dr. David Tom Cooke, head of general thoracic surgery at UC-Davis Health, said his cancer patients are getting treatment. But he worries new cancers will go undetected until they are more advanced and less survivable.
The practice had initially limited appointments so no more than two patients sat in the waiting room at a time. More recently, patients have stayed away on their own, fearing they might contract the virus. Physicians, too, worry about putting their sicker patients at risk by scheduling office visits.
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