A new analysis established a baseline period from January 2019 to February 2020 to determine the average weekly number of cancers diagnosed by six types. — utah778 / IStock.com pic via AFP
Emergency room visits additionally appear to have dropped for heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis — trends that are being confirmed through ongoing studies. “During the pandemic, the weekly number fell 46.4 per cent for the six cancers combined, with significant declines in all cancer types,” the authors found.“While residents have taken to social distancing, cancer does not pause,” wrote the authors, from Quest Diagnostics, a laboratory company.
They also cited a new estimate from another study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, that estimates that the delays will cause some 34,000 excess cancer deaths in the United States.
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