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Article by Omid Moghadam.

On Oct. 15, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the unintended health consequences of COVID-19. The report is a cautionary tale — not one of actions taken in response to COVID. It’s a dire warning about the effects of inaction based on the pandemic. Specifically, the article explored the consequences of missed cancer screenings.

“Hundreds of thousands of cancer screenings were deferred after worries about COVID-19 shut down much of the U.S. healthcare system starting this spring. Because many cancers can advance rapidly, months without detection could mean fewer treatment options and worse outcomes, including more deaths.” According to the National Cancer Institute, these missed screenings could result in 10,000 additional deaths from colon and breast cancer alone. And that number, according to experts, is conservative. […]

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