Publication: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
October is breast cancer awareness month, and doctors and patients are concerned that screenings are down sharply this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Healthcare Cost Institute, mammograms fell 77% at the height of the pandemic and were still down 23% at the start of the summer. Dr. Chi Pham, a medical oncologist with Texas Oncology, said she is concerned that fewer people are getting their cancer screenings because of COVID, which could mean that cancer isn’t diagnosed right away.
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