Europe faces ‘cancer epidemic’ after estimated 1m cases missed during Covid
by Andrew Gregory Health editor from Science | The Guardian on (#65W3T)
Report says 100m screenings lost because of pandemic, which had chilling effect' on research
Experts have warned that Europe faces a cancer epidemic" unless urgent action is taken to boost treatment and research, after an estimated 1m diagnoses were missed during the pandemic.
The impact of Covid-19 and the focus on it has exposed weaknesses" in cancer health systems and in the cancer research landscape across the continent, which, if not addressed as a matter of urgency, will set back cancer outcomes by almost a decade, leading healthcare and scientific experts say.
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