In the TV show The Netherlands stands up against cancer (Tonight NPO1, 8.40 pm) KWF Kankerbestrijding is reflecting on the effects of the corona pandemic on the fight against cancer. They were substantial, spokesperson Annebel Schipper said in the NOS Radio 1 News: investigations came to a standstill, the number of diagnoses fell and treatments were postponed.
“That’s really worrying,” Schipper said. “The sooner you catch it, the better the treatment, the better the prospect of a better prognosis and also a better life if you can go on living afterwards. That’s why we worked hard to get the population screenings back quickly. were launched.”
Cancer research has also been delayed. “Researchers couldn’t go to the lab and the patients who participated in a study couldn’t come to the hospital. Making up for that delay is really difficult.”
Everything is now reasonably back on track, says Schipper. The population screenings have started again and KWF Kankerbestrijding is therefore also starting fundraising again. “Dozens of actions did not take place last year, and not this year again. That means that we have missed out on tens of millions. That is why such an evening like tonight is extremely important.”
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