1 in 12 expected cancers weren't detected over the first 2 years of the covid pandemic.
A report from the National Cancer Registry of Ireland found there was a drop in the number of cancers diagnosed in 2020 and 2021. According to the Irish Cancer Society Liver, pancreatic and kidney cancers appear to have been most significantly impacted by the disruptions that occurred due to COVID-19.
It's Director of Advocacy & External Affairs , Rachel Morrogh, says its unclear at what stage the cancers were eventually caught.
'What's really concerning is that around 1 in 12 expected cancers were not detected over the first two years of the pandemic, and although we don't have the full picture yet, of whether these cancers were diagnosed at a more advanced stage, what we do know is that the later the stage of diagnosis, the more complex, the more costly, and the more invasive the cancer is to treat.'
