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Coronavirus may cause 3,500 deaths in England from four main cancers – The Guardian

Study shows diagnosis delays most likely to affect young or middle-aged in next five years

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About 3,500 people in England may die within the next five years of one of the four main cancers breast, lung, oesophageal or bowel as a result of delays in being diagnosed because of Covid-19, research shows.
Many of these will be young or middle-aged people, say the researchers in the Lancet Oncology journal.
Our findings demonstrate the impact of the national Covid-19 response, which may cut short the lives of thousands of people with cancer in England over the next five years, said Dr Ajay…

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