Coronavirus: Cancer surgery delays risk 'thousands' of deaths

Coronavirus: Cancer surgery delays risk 'thousands' of deaths The NHS must ensure cancer-surgery delays do not cost more lives than the number of Covid-19 patients saved, the Institute of Cancer Research says.
 
In some cancers, a three-month delay could make the difference between a tumour being curable or not, Prof Clare Turnbull said.

And her modelling suggested delaying surgery risked thousands of additional deaths.

NHS England is already urging people to seek help for worrying symptoms. BBC News

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