The Covid-19 pandemic did not reduce cancer survival rates in Switzerland

Although there were fewer cancer diagnoses during the first wave, the medical system was able to catch up. The Covid-19 pandemic had no relevant influence on the stage at which cancers were recognised or how good the chances of survival were in the first year after diagnosis. This was announced by the National Cancer Registry on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "While studies from other countries have observed relevant changes in Covid-19 in relation to cancer incidence, the situation in Switzerland appears to be different," the experts wrote in the press release. For the study published in the journal Swiss Medical Weekly, researchers analysed cancer registry data on over 200,000 cancer cases from 2017 to 2021. Certain cancers particularly affected During the first wave of the pandemic with lockdown, the number of diagnosed cancer cases fell significantly. In April 2020, 19.9% fewer cases of cancer were diagnosed than is normally the case in April.