Covid focus could lead to cancer epidemic - researchers

Focusing solely on the current Covid-19 pandemic could "precipitate a future cancer epidemic", researchers from Ireland and Europe have warned.
Covid focus could lead to cancer epidemic - researchers

Focusing solely on the current Covid-19 pandemic could "precipitate a future cancer epidemic", researchers from Ireland and Europe have warned.

Research from Queen’s University Belfast, the University of Split in Croatia and King’s College London has shown that the response to the outbreak of Covid-19 is "significantly affecting the treatment and care of patients with cancer".

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