COVID-19 lockdowns had minimal impact on medical treatments for Australian cancer patients
Australian cancer patients kept up their pharmaceutical treatments during last year s COVID-19 lockdowns, a big data study from UNSW Sydney shows.
The findings, published today in
Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, come as a relief following early concerns that cancer patients would decrease, or even stop, potentially life-saving treatments during the pandemic.
But the researchers say the good news is closely linked to the relatively low rates of COVID-19 infections in Australia last year – and future treatment patterns may depend on how Australian infection rates develop.
The pandemic s initial impact on cancer therapy seems to have been mitigated by Australia s effective control of COVID-19 last year. The findings are good news for the health of Australian cancer patients and show that people have been getting the life-saving treatments they need.
Health by Sue Dunlevy
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