Fear of contracting Covid-19 delaying cancer patients` treatment at Groote Schuur
(World News South Africa)

Cape Town – Fear of contracting Covid-19 has led to a decrease in new cancer patients referred to Groote Schuur Hospital in the last two months and a decrease in those going for chemotherapy, said a specialist at the hospital. Breast cancer patient Katherine de Lange, 27, from Fish Hoek, was among those whose treatment was affected. She had part of her chemotherapy during the lockdown, but her breast reconstruction had to be cancelled and she underwent a “flat-chested” mastectomy instead. “I was diagnosed with...