Digital Health Will Close the Gap in Cancer Care

Earlier this week, the director of the National Cancer Institute, Ned Sharpless, presented estimates of 10,000 excess deaths due to breast and colon cancer because of pandemic-related delays in diagnosing and treating these tumors. In an editorial Sharpless wrote that “postponing procedures and deferring care as a result of the pandemic was prudent at one time, but the spread, duration, and future peaks of COVID-19 remain unclear. However, ignoring life-threatening non-COVID-19 conditions such as cancer for too long may turn one public health crisis into many others. Let's avoid that outcome.”