Health
‘Patients are arriving too late’: Italy’s cancer sufferers count cost of Covid – Financial Times
Vital treatment is being held up as the crisis consumes health service resources
When Valentina Lombardi suddenly lost her mother to ovarian cancer, she underwent a genetic test to determine her risk of getting the disease.
The 44-year-old wedding planner from the northern Italian city of Turin was told in July she had inherited a dangerous genetic mutation that can spark the rapid onset of cancer, leading to severe illness within weeks. She decided to undergo surgery to remove her ovaries and breasts, lowering the risk of developing the disease by about 90 per cent.
“I was…
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