Female cancer patients and those with lower incomes had higher Covid-related stress

The risk factors identified for experiencing high levels of stress included being female, unemployed, having lower levels of education, cancer type and stage of progression. File photo

Cancer patients from lower-income households are more likely to experience severe levels of anxiety during the pandemic, research has found.

Researchers from University College Cork who examined the impact of Covid-19 on cancer patients found a number of contributing factors affected the amount of stress experienced during the pandemic. These included gender, employment, education and type of cancer.