Novartis Oncology Head Discusses Cancer Care Challenge With COVID-19

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Susanne Schaffert tells Scrip that policies of prioritizing coronavirus treatment to the detriment of cancer care was a worrying move that is negatively impacting survival and mortality.

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Oncology head Susanne Schaffert • Source: Novartis

Susanne Schaffert, president of oncology at Novartis AG, has been reflecting on the catastrophic gaps in cancer care that are resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and the challenges of getting treatment to patients in a lockdown world.

Speaking to Scrip, Schaffert said that a number of countries, "and the UK is unfortunately one of them," have adopted...

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