Coronavirus: why cancer deaths may increase by a fifth

Researchers say delays to referrals and treatment are likely to cost many thousands of lives

Doctors look at films of breast cancer X-rays
(Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Almost 18,000 more people with cancer may die over the next year in England as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to a new analysis.

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