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Covid sufferers aren't the only victims of the pandemic

24 May 2021

9:55 PM

24 May 2021

9:55 PM

Covid deaths are down to a trickle, but what about the indirect consequences of the pandemic: deaths that come from people failing to access timely medical treatment for other conditions? Cancer Research UK has estimated what it believes to be the backlog from disturbance to cancer services and the reluctance of some people to seek medical advice over the past year.

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