Covid lets cancer diagnoses dip

There were 193 fewer cancer registrations in the month of August compared with previous years. A report released by Te Aho o Te Kahu (the Cancer Control Agency) yesterday looked at the disruption to cancer services caused by Covid-19 to the end of August. It found that cancer treatment services were largely maintained during the lockdown, but there was disruption to diagnostic services contributing to a

9 per cent reduction from August 2018/19.