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More than 2500 cancer diagnoses missed in Victoria during pandemic curbs – The Age
More than 2500 cancer diagnoses were missed, with a steep fall in the detection of prostate, melanoma and breast cancer and head and neck tumours.
While the true extent of the thousands of missed cancer diagnoses is not yet unknown, concerns are mounting that the delays in diagnoses will hinder the prospects of patients diagnosed with more aggressive cancers and could lead to avoidable deaths.
Professor Evans foreshadowed a potential cancer spike in the next six to 12 months, fuelled by a surge in later-stage cancers being diagnosed, increasing demand on the healthcare system.
Our modelling indicates that its possible that approximately 2500…
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