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Alberta public urged to seek needed care as more than 2,000 cancers went undiagnosed during pandemic
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Alberta Health Services is urging Albertans not to ignore symptoms of illness after data shows serious issues have been allowed to develop during the pandemic.
Dr. Doug Stewart, medical oncologist with AHS, says cancer rates typically go up slightly each year, but since the pandemic started undiagnosed numbers are way up.
“… our data shows us that well over 2,000 cancers have gone undiagnosed since the COVID pandemic started last March, compared to data from the same period in 2019.”
Stewart says it’s “very alarming” that in some cases Albertans did not seek medical attention for months after they first noticed symptoms that were the early warning signs.