COVID-19: Cancer screening hampered

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The Cancer Alliance estimates about a third of the new cases have not been identified as a direct result of COVID-19.

The Alliance’s Salome Meyer estimates new cases have declined by about a third.If a third -- or about 35,000 people -- are not

and referred for treatment, the cost of COVID-19 will be far greater than the number of people who die from it., that was not possible," said Meyer."What we are seeing is a decline in the number of new patients that are being diagnosed. And that is a direct result of COVID.”“One of the hospitals, we do know, have actually

 

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Wasn't this the same government who said they are ready for anything We are ran buy old people who refuse to let go

We all need to submit our stories about cancer to news papers. We are lucky so far but there are a lot who aren't because covid is more important than cancer

Yes my hospital released my wife with cervical cancer. Struggled 2 months with pain. Finally we go help from a outside doc. Cancer should have been removed. 4 months and the cancer would have spread. Thank you private hospital, ANC and health insurance for nothing!

I believe cancer and other new medical conditions will be an indirect result from Covid-19, as people are afraid to go to Doctors, Hospitals, Labs and other medical institutions

So COVID 19 is killing cancer patients. Incompetent government

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