Los Angeles-based City of Hope has appointed Dr. Alan Bryce as chief clinical officer of its Phoenix cancer center and professor of molecular medicine at Translational Genomics Research Institute.
Providers see sicker cancer patients after missed screenings and care during COVID-19
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Healthcare providers across the U.S. are seeing more patients with late-stage cancer, the consequence of the pandemic s pause on screenings and routine doctor s visits.
As COVID-19 restrictions lift and more people get vaccinated, patients are scheduling screenings and following up on unchecked symptoms. Some patients are receiving treatment for undiagnosed cancers, and providers are concerned that they will be treating more acute conditions for years to come.
New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants is one of many cancer centers that is hiring more doctors and nurses as volume and acuity increases.