Dr Joe Kosterich10 August 2023

Ontological shock

Data shows that, not surprisingly, cancer screening took a hit during COVID. This even applied to bowel cancer screening which, compared to breast or cervical cancer screening does not require one to attend a facility outside the house –unless one counts a post box as a facility. The question that is unanswered and may never be is what impact this will have on morbidity and mortality over the next decade or two.