Tory destruction of NHS means curable cancer patients may suffer due to coronavirus
Tory policies that have starved the National Health Service of vital funding and resources mean people with curable forms of cancer could die as efforts are diverted to the fight against coronavirus.
That’s what This Writer takes from oncologist Karol Sikora’s article on Mail Online.
He writes:
In the next few weeks capacity within the healthcare system – in both the public and independent sectors – is going to be tested to the limit and perhaps beyond.
We are already seeing decisions in place to stop or reduce chemotherapy treatments.
It would be sad if young men with fully curable testicular cancer or adolescents with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma were delayed. It’s a juggling act and none of us know how tough it is really going to get.
We are working in a system which is pretty much at full stretch anyway.
And he points out:
There is real worry about cancer patients becoming infected with Covid-19.
So the outlook is bleak for cancer patients – and likely to get worse as the pandemic runs its course.
Just remember: if cancer patients’ lives are lost because resources are diverted to Covid-19 cases, it won’t be coronavirus that’s to blame.
The fault will lie entirely with the Tories for short-sightedly putting cash before care.
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