AACR report: COVID-19 created barriers to cancer screening and care, but accelerated research and telemedicine

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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted cancer screening and treatment and exacerbated health disparities, but also created unexpected opportunities in cancer research and care, a recent report from the American Association for Cancer Research states. 

The AACR Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Research and Patient Care addresses the challenges presented by COVID-19, while noting that the pandemic has fueled scientific research and promoted the use of telemedicine.

“I think this report stresses that investment by the National Institute of Health and the National Cancer Institute in knowledge and science reverts into benefits to society. I think that’s the biggest call to action,” Antoni Ribas, AACR past president and chair of the AACR COVID-19 and Cancer Task Force and Report Steering Committee, said to The Cancer Letter. 

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