LOSANGELES,Sept.27(Xinhua)--NewdiagnosesofsixmajorcancertypesintheUnitedStatesfellabruptlyinearly2020atthestartoftheCOVID-19pandemic,accordingtoanewreportpublishedonWednesday.ThereportisacollaborativeeffortbytheU.S.NationalCancerInstitute,theU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),theAmericanCancerSociety,andtheNorthAmericanAssociationofCentralCancerRegistries.Thereportfounddecreasesinthediagnosisoffemalebreast,lung,colorectal,prostate,thyroid,andpancreaticcancersatthestartofthepandemic,likelyduetointerruptionsinmedicalcareandcancerscreenings.Pathologyreportsalsodeclinedsharplyinearly2020,suggestingthatfewercancerscreeningsandothercancer-relatedprocedureswerebeingperformedduringthattime,accordingtothereport.ThecombinedfindingssuggestthatmanycancerswerenotdiagnosedintheUnitedStatesintheearlypartoftheCOVID-19pandemic,inpartduetointerruptionsinhealthservices,CDCsaidinastatement.ThisstudyisthelargesttodateassessingtheimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemiconnewdiagnosesofcancerintheUnitedStates,accordingtoCDC.■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.