Pathologists play an important role in cancer prevention by screening, diagnosing, monitoring, and treating patients. Pathology is the service that deals with blood samples as well as cells and tissues extracted from suspected 'lumps and bumps.' They determine the nature of the anomaly and, if malignant, offer evidence to the clinician on the kind of cancer, its grade, and, in the case of particular malignancies, the expected profile of response to specific therapies.
The College advocates for increasing investment in pathology services, particularly in pathologist and scientist recruitment and training. This is to assist in meeting the increased demand for Cancer Diagnostics, which has been compounded by the COVID-19 epidemic, which has resulted in a backlog of patients awaiting diagnosis.
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