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COVID and cancer: how the pandemic created another health time bomb
Season 1
Episode 45
Published 4 years ago
Description
COVID-19 paralysed healthcare services around the world and meant many routine procedures were cancelled or delayed. That has taken a heavy toll on cancer patients. How big is the problem, what needs to be done to solve it, and what lessons can we draw from the pandemic to help the fight against cancer?
Guests:
David Fredrickson - Executive Vice-President, Oncology Business Unit, AstraZeneca;
Dr Jagannath Palepu, Chairman, Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai