New research suggests delays in screening mammography during the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to increased deaths.

Over the past couple of years, many women put their annual screening mammograms on hold. Data tells us that about 50% of women who were scheduled missed their appointments. In addition, 25% of women put o evaluation of their breast cancer symptoms, resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment. That could mean thousands of unnecessary deaths and more advanced and dicult breast cancer cases as a result.

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SOURCE: U.S. National Cancer Institute's Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network as cited in US News & World Report.