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King’s College London: Shortages in the Cancer Workforce Could Reach Almost 100 Million by 2050
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King’s College London: Shortages in the Cancer Workforce Could Reach Almost 100 Million by 2050

King’s College London shared a post on LinkedIn:

“A new international report warns that global shortages in the cancer workforce could reach almost 100 million personnel by 2050, threatening progress in cancer care worldwide.

The report, co-authored by Professor Richard Sullivan and published in The Lancet Oncology, predicts a 75%  increase in global cancer incidence by 2050, with more than 70% of new cancer cases expected to occur in low- and middle-income countries.”

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Title: Cancer workforce – a global crisis: a Lancet Oncology Commission

Authors: Hedvig Hricak, Zachary J Ward, Fabio Ynoe Moraes, Andrew M Scott, Farouk Dako, Wilfred Ngwa, Cynthia Villarreal-Garza, May Abdel-Wahab, Stephen Avery, Beatrice Wiafe Addai, Lydia Aziato, Carlos H Barrios, Anelisa Coutinho, Ysabel Duron, Satish Gopal, T Peter Kingham, Nwamaka Lasebikan, Joanne Manrique, Miriam Mutebi, Timothy R Rebbeck, Sudha Sivaram, Catharine G Young, Mark Lawler, Richard Sullivan, Patrick J Loehrer

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