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New research: 134K+ cancer cases were missed in 2020

(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review)

There were around 134,395 cases of cancer that went undiagnosed in U.S. adults during the first 10 months of 2020 due to pandemic disruptions in screening and care, research published Feb. 22 in JAMA Oncology estimates. Continue reading here…

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