OTTAWA As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, doctors are again urging people to seek medical attention if they have nagging concerns about their health. The reluctance to see a doctor makes it more difficult for the early detection of certain types of cancers. So many cancers do better if they’re diagnosed early,” says Dr. Sandeep Sehdev, medical oncologist with the Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre. Screening is important, because it picks up cancer at an earlier stage; with breast cancer, we’ve known for years that the earlier you pick it up, the better the cure rate - and, the lesser the intensity of therapy we have to pursue.
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Diane Van Keulen, shown in a handout photo, a lung cancer patient from Ontario, has been battling the disease since 2019. She says she delayed her potential recovery and treatment out of fear of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS HO-Diane Van Keulen Mandatory Credit February 06, 2021 - 6:11 PM
MONTREAL - While the prospectof mass vaccination has raised hopes of the COVID-19 crisis soon waning, oncologists and cancer researchers say one of its grim legacies may be a lingering increase in cancer mortality rates.
The pandemic caused a dramatic drop in cancer screenings such as mammograms and colonoscopies, leading to fewer diagnoses, according to Dr. Gerald Batist, the head of the Segal Cancer Centre at Montreal s Jewish General Hospital.
Doctors fear an impending wave of cancer patients after COVID-19 delays
by Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press
Posted Feb 4, 2021 1:24 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 4, 2021 at 1:28 pm EDT
MONTREAL, Italy While the prospect
of mass vaccination has raised hopes of the COVID-19 crisis soon waning, oncologists and cancer researchers say one of its grim legacies may be a lingering increase in cancer mortality rates.
The pandemic caused a “dramatic” drop in cancer screenings such as mammograms and colonoscopies, leading to fewer diagnoses, according to Dr. Gerald Batist, the head of the Segal Cancer Centre at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital.
“It just looks like less people were diagnosed, and they were, but there weren’t fewer people with that diagnosis,” Batist said in a phone interview. “They simply weren’t found.”
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Last Modified: 8:11 PM CST Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021
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MONTREAL - While the prospectof mass vaccination has raised hopes of the COVID-19 crisis soon waning, oncologists and cancer researchers say one of its grim legacies may be a lingering increase in cancer mortality rates.
The pandemic caused a dramatic drop in cancer screenings such as mammograms and colonoscopies, leading to fewer diagnoses, according to Dr. Gerald Batist, the head of the Segal Cancer Centre at Montreal s Jewish General Hospital.
Diane Van Keulen, shown in a handout photo, a lung cancer patient from Ontario, has been battling the disease since 2019. She says she delayed her potential recovery and treatment out of fear of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS HO-Diane Van Keulen Mandatory Credit