Experts Concerned By Decline in Victoria Cancer Diagnosis

A general view of the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, on July 16, 2020. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Experts are concerned that the decline in cancer diagnosis in Victoria for the 2020 period is not indicative of a reduction in prevalence of disease, but rather of missed and delayed diagnosis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Across the world, cancer diagnosis has decreased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.