HSE does not know number of possible delayed cancer diagnoses

Screening for cervical, bowel and breast cancer stopped on March 27.
HSE does not know number of possible delayed cancer diagnoses
HSE CEO Paul Reid gave the weekly update on Covid-19 response in Ireland today at the UCD O'Brien Centre for Science in Dublin.Picture: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland.
Thu, 28 May, 2020 - 13:48
Digital Desk staff

The number of people who may get a delayed cancer diagnosis as a result of Covid-19 is not known.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) says it has not quantified the knock-on effect of screening services being closed for two months.

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