Pandemic-induced panic had alarming effects on cancer diagnosis and treatment in Japan.
The consequences for people with cancer can be devastating if diagnosis and access to effective therapies is delayed.
"Time is often the primary variable influencing the prognosis of many cancers, so the increased cancer mortality rate must be included among the indirect effects of COVID-19."
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We must mind the gap between reasonable restrictions and state paternalism