UC Davis researchers are the latest to predict there will be more deaths over the next decade as a result of COVID-19-related delays in screening and treatment of cancer, local NBC affiliate KCRA reported Jan. 28.
The researchers examined screening rates for colorectal cancer and breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Richard Bold, MD, physician-in-charge at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, believes there will be at least 10,000 more deaths over the next decade because of delays in screenings and treatments.