7 May 2020

In a commentary in Lancet Oncology Iris Nagtegaal (department of Pathology, research theme Tumors of the digestive tract) published, together with Thijs Merkx, as head of the IKNL, the latest data that illustrate the impact of the pandemic on the detection of new cancer patients.

The number of cancer cases has decreased, particularly for skin cancers. It is too early to determine the impact of the public awareness campaign for cancer awareness that was started in week 14.

View also the video via this link on Twitter. 

 

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