Mark Lawler, Associate Director of Postgraduate Studies, Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics, and Professor of Digital Health at Queen’s University Belfast, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Getting very excited – here at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago as we launch our The Lancet Oncology Commission “Cancer workforce—a global crisis: a Lancet Oncology Commission“.
Our findings are sobering; the predicted 35 million rise in cancer cases each year globally is in sharp contrast to the projected global shortfall of 100 million cancer care workers by 2050.
Make no mistake; this is a wake-up call, no matter where you are in the world. What we’ve uncovered is shocking – how can we reconcile a 35 million increase in cancer cases diagnosed with a 100 million decrease in cancer staffing? The data unfortunately do not lie. We can’t wait until 2050 to see if our projections are correct – we must act now.
We need to find solutions – rapidly. While we must invest in more staffing, our work with the London Care Record, highlighted in this Commission, clearly shows, that as well as saving money, digital tools can also be part of the solution, freeing-up staff administrative burden and “red tape” to do what they do best – support patients.
Huge interest here in Chicago – launch will take place in Room S102 at 16.30 local time – get there early to secure a seat!”
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