1 in 7 Cancer Operations Delayed Due to COVID-19 Curbs: Study

1 in 7 Cancer Operations Delayed Due to COVID-19 Curbs: Study
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One in seven cancer patients globally had their operations postponed as a result of CCP virus restrictions, a new UK study has revealed.

“Cancer surgery systems worldwide were fragile to lockdowns, with one in seven patients who were in regions with full lockdowns not undergoing planned surgery and experiencing longer preoperative delays,” researchers from the UK’s University of Birmingham said in a paper published in the journal Lancet Oncology.