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London According to the researchers, around 20 per cent more newly diagnosed cancer patients could die in the UK in the next twelve months due to blockage in the crown crisis than during this period. Scientists arrive at this estimate due to the sharp decline in cancer diagnosis and treatment activities.
Analysis of data from leading cancer centers in the UK showed that the number of urgent referrals for suspected cancer by GPs fell by 76 percent. The number of chemotherapy appointments was reduced by 60 percent compared to the pre-pandemic level.
According to the analysis, around 31,000 people in the UK with newly diagnosed cancer died within a year of COVID-19. As a result of the decline in diagnosis and treatment, there could now be some 6,000 more, the analysis is estimated, with the participation of University College London (UCL) and the Cancer Treatment Data Research Center, DATA-CAN . If all people currently living with cancer are included, the number of additional deaths could rise to around 18,000.
The results showed the potential for unintended consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic response, said study lead author Alvina Lai of the UCL Institute of Health Informatics. Measures to contain the virus could have a negative impact on patients with cancer and other diseases. It is crucial that these patients be recognized as a risk group and treated accordingly, Lai said.
Also in Germany, doctors and scientists have warned of an intestinal wave of cancer cases diagnosed too late. Until now, cancer patients generally have not had to fear a threat of shortage of supplies, but the constraints of the crisis situation can be felt, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the German Cancer Aid and the German recently said. Cancer Society. Experts initially left open whether the number of cancer cases could increase. © © dpa / aerzteblatt.de
