Isabel Mestres, CEO of City Cancer Challenge (C/Can), shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Nearly half of global cancer deaths are avoidable.
A new analysis published in The Lancet Global Health shows that almost 50% of cancer deaths worldwide could be prevented through a combination of primary prevention, early detection, and access to curative treatment.
This is not a scientific problem.
It’s a systems problem.
Because we already know what works:
- Vaccination (HPV, HBV)
- Screening and early diagnosis
- Timely, quality treatment
And yet, where you live still determines whether cancer is a death sentence or a treatable disease.
This paper reinforces something we see every day:
- The biggest opportunity in global oncology today is not innovation.
- It is implementation at scale.
And it also reinforces the role of initiatives like City Cancer Challenge (C/Can) . Because impact doesn’t come from knowing what to do. It comes from building systems that make it actually happen. consistently and equitably.”
Title: Avoidable deaths through the primary prevention, early detection, and curative treatment of cancer worldwide: a population-based study
Authors: Oliver Langselius, Harriet Rumgay, Jérôme Vignat, Hadrien Charvat, Mark J Rutherford, Allini Mafra, Eileen Morgan, Mengmeng Li, Luz M Sánchez-Romero, Kate Simms, Freddie Bray, Isabelle Soerjomataram
Read the full article on The Lancet Global Health.
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