Jill Biden Predicts Wave of Cancer Diagnoses After COVID-19

Jill Biden Predicts Wave of Cancer Diagnoses After COVID-19
First Lady Jill Biden leaves the Church of the Society of Jesus in Quito, Ecuador, on May 20, 2022. Erin Schaff/Pool via Reuters
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First Lady Jill Biden on Monday evening predicted there will be an increased number of cancer diagnoses following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden did not say that there would be a specific cause in the uptick in cancer diagnoses, but she pointed out that a number of people did not get routine medical checkups because of the pandemic. The first lady encouraged people to catch up on cancer screenings that were delayed.

Jack Phillips
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