There Will24 Jun 2020 14:56
Certainly, be a need for new treatments and trials in the coming months:
'Cancer Research UK published analysis on June 1 that warned around 2.4 million people in the UK are still waiting for cancer screening, further tests or cancer treatment.
Delays to cancer screening have had the biggest impact on this total, with a backlog of around 2.1 million people left waiting for breast, bowel or cervical screening. During this time, 3,800 cancers would normally be diagnosed through screening.
Cancer Research estimated the shortfalls in screening, referrals and treatment compared to what it would normally expect to see over a ten-week period. The treatment figures were estimated for the UK based on data for England.
Urgent cancer referrals, often known as the two week wait, have been severely impacted with up to 290,000 people missing out on further testing, which would normally catch up to 20,300 cancers in the same time period.
Cancer Research also warned there is a growing backlog of treatment to catch up on, with up to 12,750 fewer patients receiving surgery, 6,000 fewer for chemotherapy and 2,800 fewer receiving radiotherapy since lockdown began.'
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1298392/cancer-news-uk-treatment-screening-referrals-patient-backlog-nhs-coronavirus-latest