Major advances in cancer research could be delayed by almost a year and a half due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey has suggested.
Lockdowns, restrictions on laboratory capacity, barriers to scientists working together and a diversion of research funding to Covid-19 are among the factors which have hampered efforts, the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) said.
The survey, of 239 researchers, found that the ICR's own research advances would be pushed back by an average of six months.
It also found that when broader effects on charity funding and other factors were taken into account - major advances into cancer research could be delayed by an average of 17 months.
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