The impact of COVID-19 on cancer treatment and screening
12 November 2020
During this Precision Medicine Forum session, the panelists spoke about the impact Covid-19 has had on cancer treatment and screening. Main discussions points covered:
- Quantifying the impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening, tests, and treatments
- Creating a safe environment for cancer patients as we emerge from lock-down:
- rebuilding trust and encouraging people to seek help
- managing treatment for international patients
- Ramping up screening and effectively clearing the backlog
- Developing a strategy to increase hospital testing capacity, increase turn-around times, and prioritise effectively
- Assessing the collateral damage to cancer patients due to global pandemics
- What lessons have we learned and how can these be applied to future localised restrictions and pandemics?
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