Shushan Hovsepyan/LinkedIn
Jun 10, 2025, 11:43
Shushan Hovsepyan: Why Geography Still Determines Survival for Too Many Children with Cancer
Shushan Hovsepyan, Editor-in-Chief of OncoDaily Medical Journal and Co-Chair of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology Global Health Network Research and Innovation Working Group, shared a post on LinkedIn by CancerWorld, adding:
“Take a look at my article for CancerWorld on why geography still determines survival for too many children with cancer – and what’s being done to change that.
The ACT4Children initiative is delivering not just medicines, but also training, systems, and long-term support across low- and middle-income countries.
It’s not about whether change is possible – it’s about whether we choose to make it happen.”
Quoting CancerWorld’s post:
“A child’s CHANCE to survive cancer shouldn’t depend on their GPS coordinates.
Yet today, geography, not biology, still decides who lives and who dies.
It’s time to make essential cancer medicines accessible everywhere. But this isn’t just about decisions. It’s about action.The ACT4Children initiative is showing what’s possible:
$2.3M+ worth of childhood cancer medicines delivered across Asia and Central America
300+ healthcare workers trained
Systems, support, and sustainability, not just pills, are being delivered
This is how we go from talk to treatment.
So the real question isn’t ‘Can we do it?’ It’s: ‘Will we?’ “
Read the article “Is It Biology or Geography That Decides Who Survives Childhood Cancer?” on CancerWorld.
More posts featuring Shushan Hovsepyan and CancerWorld.
-
Challenging the Status Quo in Colorectal Cancer 2024
December 6-8, 2024
-
ESMO 2024 Congress
September 13-17, 2024
-
ASCO Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 4, 2024
-
Yvonne Award 2024
May 31, 2024
-
OncoThon 2024, Online
Feb. 15, 2024
-
Global Summit on War & Cancer 2023, Online
Dec. 14-16, 2023
Jul 3, 2025, 17:51
Jul 3, 2025, 17:10
Jul 3, 2025, 16:01