Health
Bowel cancer deaths could rise after COVID – PerthNow
A 15 per cent drop in colonoscopies between January and September last year could lead to almost 2000 additional deaths from bowel cancer in Australia.
The COVID 19 pandemic could have deadly consequences for bowel cancer patients.
Research has found that without catch-up screening, a six-month disruption in preventative procedures will lead to an additional 1961 deaths in Australia.
The research by Bowel Cancer Australia and published in the medical journal the Lancet, highlighted the impact the pandemic has had on diagnosing Australia’s second deadliest cancer.
Delays in getting through colonoscopy waitlists have been further compounded by the…
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