'Tsunami of cancer diagnoses' feared post-pandemic 

'Tsunami of cancer diagnoses' feared post-pandemic 

The Irish Cancer Society estimates that about 2,000 cases may have slipped through the cracks.

Cancer diagnoses are down between 10%-14%, leading to concerns of a "tsunami of cancer diagnoses" when the pandemic has passed.

A new report from the National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) found one in eight cancer cases that were expected to be detected last year were not.

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