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Cancers missed because of coronavirus will shorten lives by average of 20 years, researchers say – Telegraph.co.uk

Findings come after 44 per cent rise in patients waiting for tests to diagnose bowel, stomach, bladder and oesophageal cancer

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NHS figures show that 106,535 urgent cancer referrals were made by GPs in England in May 2020, down from 200,599 in May 2019 a fall of 47 per cent.
Health officials are concerned that people with symptoms which could mean they have cancer have stayed away from their GPs for fear of putting strain on services or putting themselves at risk of coronavirus.
Such patients have been urged to contact their family doctors, but GPs warned that hospitals were inappropriately refusing referrals during th…

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