Lord Sumption went on to list a number of historic epidemics such as Bubonic plague, smallpox, cholera, typhoid, meningitis and Spanish flu, reminding people that such outbreaks with higher mortality rates were met with less 'hysteria'. Meanwhile Professor Charles Swanton, Cancer Research UK's chief clinician, warned that certain cancers which were until now thought survivable are to become 'inoperable' due to delays in the current crisis.......
Professor Swanton added: 'There is a risk
that trusts may have to make a choice between ventilatory support for an
acutely unwell patient with Covid-19 at the expense of an elective
admission for primary surgery for a potentially curable tumour requiring
a short post-operative stay in intensive care.' A
source close to The Department of Health told The Sunday Times that it
was possible more people, including cancer patients, could die from
delays to their treatment caused by the virus than from the
coronavirus."
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