COVID-19 delays translate to double jeopardy for patients already battling cancer
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.More than 50 per cent of Canadians affected by cancer have had treatments and tests cancelled or delayed as a result of COVID-19 precautions, according to survey from the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network.
The national internet survey of 1,243 Canadians between May 22 and June 10, conducted by Leger for the CCSN, assessed disruptions in cancer care as a result of COVID-19. The survey included 960 Canadians diagnosed with cancer, as well as caregivers and patients in the prediagnosis stage, and found that 54 per cent of respondents had tests and treatments postponed or cancelled, including three-quarters of prediagnosis or recently diagnosed patients.
“You can imagine how it feels if you’ve been going through tests to find out whether you actually have cancer and then suddenly they’re stopped, you’re left hanging – you don’t know if you have cancer or not,” Ms. Manthorne said. “It’s this kind of the trickle down effect, and I’m just one person, so imagine this happening to thousands of people in Ontario, who had breast cancer and other kinds of cancers in various stages,” Ms. Barton said.
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