Why almost 4000 Australians are now living with undiagnosed cancer trends now
Why almost 4000 Australians are now living with undiagnosed cancer - as the latest casualties of harsh Covid lockdowns are revealed
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Thousands of Victorians might be living with undiagnosed cancer following Covid lockdowns, a report released by the Victorian Cancer Registry on Thursday found.
The report, Cancer in Victoria: 2021, showed that there were 4.3 per cent fewer cancers detected in 2021 than would generally be discovered based on historical trends
That correlated to as many as 3864 Victorians living with undiagnosed cancers after a 7 per cent reduction in diagnoses in 2020.
The report estimated there was a shortfall of 846 bowel cancer cases, 827 melanoma cases, 644 blood cancer cases, 395 breast cancer cases and 254 lung cancer cases.