Corona virus has killed millions of people worldwide. Covid-19 has also had an impact on cancer treatment. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about this. Treatment of many people in Europe has been delayed due to a lockdown caused by the corona virus epidemic in 2020. As a result, many people will be treated when the disease progresses to the next stage or to a stage that has become difficult to treat. Which will increase the chances of their death.
The number of people dying from cancer will increase
According to the Daily Mail, Dr. Hans Klu, Regional Director of the WHO in Europe, said that the ban on travel and the increased pressure on the health system due to the fight against Covid-19 had disrupted cancer services across Europe. Significant delays in diagnosis and treatment will also have a direct impact on the treatment of thousands of cancer patients and their chances of survival. Many patients will die of cancer in the coming years, with breast and bowel cancer patients at higher risk as many of their screening appointments were canceled.
Hospitals were overflowing with Corona patients
The first lockdown in 2020 shut down everything in Europe except emergency treatment and urgent appointments. At the time, hospitals were overflowing with Corona patients. It took months for the UK's National Health Service to return to normal and during this time many people were waiting for their normal operation. Thousands of people could not be scanned and could not even be diagnosed with the disease.
Decreases in hospital deaths, more deaths at home
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