Cancer Care Disruptions Highlight Growing Demand for Innovative Oncology Treatments

USA News Group Commentary

Issued on behalf of Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group News Commentary – The American Cancer Society recently released its Advances in Oncology – 2024 Research Highlights report that highlighted how their scientists continued to set the standard for research and innovation over the course of the year. However, along with the report's optimism, the American Cancer Society also recently released a study finding that early-onset colorectal cancer cases are surging globally, signaling an alarming trend. A new article published in Nature showed that the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted cancer care, causing delays in diagnosis, treatment, and screening services, which likely led to more advanced disease stages, poorer survival outcomes, and significant challenges in accurately interpreting long-term cancer survival data. In the world of oncology, there are still several challenges that need to be addressed and new treatments to be rolled out, but thankfully, there have been several recent developments coming out from innovators, including Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) (TSX: ONC), Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDF), OS Therapies, Inc. (NYSE-American: OSTX), Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKPT), and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) (NYSE: LLY).