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Covid: Researchers fear cancer advances delay due to pandemic – BBC News
Scientists fear research has been pushed back due to the pandemic, a survey suggests.
Advances in cancer research could be delayed by nearly 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic, scientists fear.
A survey of more than 200 scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research suggested research could be delayed by six months, due to factors including the first lockdown and capacity limits.
Other issues like charity funding, and research being shifted to Covid-19, mean major advances delayed by an average of 17 months, they said.
Researchers called for more funding.
They said that…
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