Major advances in cancer research face being delayed by nearly a year and a half due to the pandemic, a study has found. Lockdown, the closure of laboratories and a shift in research funding from cancer to Covid-19 have hampered efforts in the fight against the disease. A survey of 239 researchers by the Institute of Cancer Research in London found that the organisation’s own progress would be pushed back by an average of six months. When broader effects on charity funding and other factors were taken into account advances into cancer research are likely to be delayed by an average of 17 months. The ICR said negative effects of the outbreak on cancer research could be mitigated through extra funding.

Source: Daily Mail November 30, 2020 00:02 UTC