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Covid-19 Left Lasting Delays in Breast Cancer Care in Johannesburg

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When the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic in March 2020, South Africa responded with one of the world’s longest national lockdowns, stretching from March 2020 to June 2022. Hospitals restricted patient movement, redeployed staff, and diverted resources toward the viral emergency. For women with suspicious breast lumps in Johannesburg’s public health system, the […]
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Covid-19 Left Lasting Delays in Breast Cancer Care in Johannesburg

A study of 2,522 women in Johannesburg shows that Covid-19 pushed breast cancer diagnoses to later stages and lengthened treatment delays that never fully recovered, leaving international timeliness targets unmet.

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Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News broke the news on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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