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Mark Lawler, European Cancer Summit 2021: Time To Act: COVID-19 & Cancer Campaign

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Published Online: Nov 18th 2021

We were delighted to catch up with Prof Mark Lawler to discuss the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on cancer care in Europe, and the key objectives and messages of the Time To Act: COVID-19 & Cancer campaign.

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1. What has been the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening and care? (00:20-01:55)
2. What are the objectives of the Time to Act campaign? (01:55-03:18)
3. What are the three key messages in this campaign? (03:18-04:38)
4. What resources are available as part of this campaign? (04:38-05:55)

Speaker Disclosure: Prof Mark Lawler has received honoraria from Pfizer, EMD Serono, Roche and Canall Farrar. This funding is unrelated to this work.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the European Cancer Summit 2021

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