Alberta cancer diagnoses dropped sharply early in pandemic
New research from the University of Calgary shows the detection of some cancers plummeted and hundreds of diagnoses may have been missed during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta.
New research from the University of Calgary shows the detection of some cancers plummeted and hundreds of diagnoses may have been missed during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta.
The research, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, looked at 10 of the most common types of cancer and diagnosis trends between January 2018 and December 2020.
A total of 42,862 diagnoses were analyzed. Researchers found dramatic reductions in identification of four key cancers as the province began battling COVID-19.
