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A month delay to cancer care might raise death risk: Study – The Jakarta Post – Jakarta Post
Delaying cancer treatment by just a month can put patients at a sharply greater risk of dying.
Delaying cancer treatment by just a month can put patients at a sharply greater risk of dying, according to research published Wednesday, the latest to sound the alarm over the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on other health conditions.
Treatment delays happen in normal times, but the spread of COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption to healthcare services.
In a new study published in the BMJ medical journal, researchers in the UK and Canada found that delays in treatment — whether for surgery,…
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