Pandemic Expected to Impact Future Cancer Numbers

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 2 p.m.

b'COVID-19 has hit cancer care in a variety of ways with diagnosed individuals having care delayed at times this year because of reduced services being available and in other cases individuals delaying treatment themselves because of concerns over costs. Still more people have simply put off screenings, potentially missing an opportunity to detect cancer earlier. In this podcast with Diane Donato, Julie Hart of the American Cancer Society Action Cancer Network talks about remedies for those challenges. She says early detection can save lives.'