Health
Cancer patients’ distress calls quadruple during pandemic – Riverine Herald
New data has revealed the number of distress calls from cancer patients to Victorian Cancer Council nurses have quadrupled since COVID-19 began.The number of callers experiencing high emotion, anxiety and stress had risen to 29 per cent in August compared to 7 per cent recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic.Feelings of isolation, difficulty attending appointments due to border closures, anxiety about delays to upcoming surgery and fear for family members who weren’t allowed visitors in hospital w…
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