Isabel Mestres, CEO of City Cancer Challenge (C/Can), shared a post on LinkedIn:
“During my last visit to León, Mexico, oncology nurses shared something I cannot forget.
Some women diagnosed with breast cancer are abandoned by their partners during treatment.
Suddenly, they are not only fighting cancer they are facing it alone.
Finding money for treatment.
Taking care of children.
Navigating hospitals.
Cancer does not happen in isolation from life. And for many women, life comes with barriers that health systems rarely see.
This stayed with me.
Evidence continues to show that these realities matter. The Lancet Commission on Women, Power and Cancer highlights how the way health systems are designed, who leads them, what research is funded, and whose realities are considered directly shape cancer outcomes.
If we want to improve survival, we cannot ignore these barriers.
At City Cancer Challenge (C/Can), we are working with cities around the world to build cancer care systems that recognise and respond to women’s realities.
Through our Women And Health Global Strength campaign, we are highlighting how investing in women’s health strengthens health systems, economies, and communities.
Learn more about the initiative.
Because every patient deserves a health system that sees the full reality of their lives.”
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