Persistent inequities in cancer outcomes remain a defining challenge for global health systems, including in high-income countries. Despite advances across prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship, disparities persist, reflecting entrenched social and structural inequities. While equity is increasingly articulated within national and global cancer agendas, comparative analysis of how equity is conceptualised and operationalised in national cancer control planning remains limited.
The Lancet Oncology published a clinical update in Oncology on 01 Apr 2026.
The item focuses on Advancing cancer equity in seven high-income countries: an analysis of policy levers and National Cancer Control Plans.
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