Michiko Watanabe, who is fighting colon cancer, at her home in Shirako, Chiba Prefecture, in January (Ryo Ikeda)
Michiko Watanabe feared her cancer had returned after a sudden weight loss in spring last year, and an X-ray revealed a shadow measuring 1.5 centimeters on her colon.
However, after several hospital visits, Watanabe, a 59-year-old resident of Shirako, Chiba Prefecture, grew reluctant to venture outdoors for the additional tests to confirm her condition.
“I would have gone to other hospitals a lot earlier for re-examination if there was no risk of contracting the novel coronavirus,” she said. “Cancer does not take into account my circumstances.”
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