25.6 C
Delhi
Thursday, April 3, 2025

COVID-19 pandemic affects new cancer diagnoses in U.S.

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

Los Angeles: New diagnoses of six major cancer types in the United States fell abruptly in early 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published on Wednesday.

The report is a collaborative effort by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Cancer Society, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.

The report found decreases in the diagnosis of female breast, lung, colorectal, prostate, thyroid, and pancreatic cancers at the start of the pandemic, likely due to interruptions in medical care and cancer screenings.

Pathology reports also declined sharply in early 2020, suggesting that fewer cancer screenings and other cancer-related procedures were being performed during that time, according to the report.

The combined findings suggest that many cancers were not diagnosed in the United States in the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic, in part due to interruptions in health services, CDC said in a statement.

This study is the largest to date assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on new diagnoses of cancer in the United States, according to CDC.

Related articles

SC directs petitioners to approach High Courts in control of Hindu temple cases

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed petitioners challenging the constitutional validity of various Hindu Religious Endowments...

Cong slams AAP over CAG report on prevention of vehicular air pollution in Delhi

New Delhi: Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav has slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after Chief Minister Rekha...

Assam CM launches women entrepreneurship scheme

Dispur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (MMMUA), a scheme...

Stalin seeks audience with PM to lead TN MPs delegation on delimitation row

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Wednesday sought an appointment with Prime...