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Cancer patients must not become collateral damage in fight against pandemic

Cancers are going undiagnosed and untreated as the pandemic consumes health care resources, and as patients avoid hospital and clinic waiting rooms.

Opinion
BY MICHAEL BALL
March 11, 2021

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BALL | March 11, 2021

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Cancer patients must not become collateral damage in fight against pandemic

Cancers are going undiagnosed and untreated as the pandemic consumes health care resources, and as patients avoid hospital and clinic waiting rooms.

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