Charity fears cancer could become the forgotten 'c-word' following pandemic
A leading charity has warned of the potential cancer ‘timebomb’ created by the coronavirus pandemic.Macmillan issued the stark warning this week, saying they feared the disease would become the “forgotten C”.And it comes as official figures show the number of people dying from cancer in Scotland is already five per cent higher than average since the UK lockdown began.Now they are calling on the Scottish Government to use the health secretary’s statement next week to set out clear plans for restoring cancer care.Janice Malone from Macmillan said: “People with cancer need answers on when their treatment will restart and how it will do so safely.“We also need to know when screening will get back up and running and how the government plans to