TY - JOUR
T1 - Global cancer control: Responding to the growing burden, rising costs and inequalities in access
AU - Prager, Gerald W.
AU - Braga, Sofia
AU - Bystricky, Branoslav
AU - Qvortrup, Camilla
AU - Criscitiello, Carmen
AU - Esin, Ece
AU - Sonke, Gabe S.
AU - Martínez, Guillem Argilés
AU - Frenel, Jean Sebastian
AU - Karamouzis, Michalis
AU - Strijbos, Michiel
AU - Yazici, Ozan
AU - Bossi, Paolo
AU - Banerjee, Susana
AU - Troiani, Teresa
AU - Eniu, Alexandru
AU - Ciardiello, Fortunato
AU - Tabernero, Josep
AU - Zielinski, Christoph C.
AU - Casali, Paolo G.
AU - Cardoso, Fatima
AU - Douillard, Jean Yves
AU - Jezdic, Svetlana
AU - McGregor, Keith
AU - Bricalli, Gracemarie
AU - Vyas, Malvika
AU - Ilbawi, André
PY - 2018/2/1
Y1 - 2018/2/1
N2 - © European Society for Medical Oncology (unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. The cancer burden is rising globally, exerting significant strain on populations and health systems at all income levels. In May 2017, world governments made a commitment to further invest in cancer control as a public health priority, passing the World Health Assembly Resolution 70.12 on cancer prevention and control within an integrated approach. In this manuscript, the 2016 European Society for Medical Oncology Leadership Generation Programme participants propose a strategic framework that is in line with the 2017 WHO Cancer Resolution and consistent with the principle of universal health coverage, which ensures access to optimal cancer care for all people because health is a basic human right. The time for action is now to reduce barriers and provide the highest possible quality cancer care to everyone regardless of circumstance, precondition or geographic location. The national actions and the policy recommendations in this paper set forth the vision of its authors for the future of global cancer control at the national level, where the WHO Cancer Resolution must be implemented if we are to reduce the cancer burden, avoid unnecessary suffering and save as many lives as possible.
AB - © European Society for Medical Oncology (unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. The cancer burden is rising globally, exerting significant strain on populations and health systems at all income levels. In May 2017, world governments made a commitment to further invest in cancer control as a public health priority, passing the World Health Assembly Resolution 70.12 on cancer prevention and control within an integrated approach. In this manuscript, the 2016 European Society for Medical Oncology Leadership Generation Programme participants propose a strategic framework that is in line with the 2017 WHO Cancer Resolution and consistent with the principle of universal health coverage, which ensures access to optimal cancer care for all people because health is a basic human right. The time for action is now to reduce barriers and provide the highest possible quality cancer care to everyone regardless of circumstance, precondition or geographic location. The national actions and the policy recommendations in this paper set forth the vision of its authors for the future of global cancer control at the national level, where the WHO Cancer Resolution must be implemented if we are to reduce the cancer burden, avoid unnecessary suffering and save as many lives as possible.
KW - cancer treatment inequalities
KW - global cancer burden
KW - global cancer control
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2017-000285
DO - https://doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2017-000285
M3 - Article
C2 - 29464109
SN - 2059-7029
VL - 3
JO - ESMO Open
JF - ESMO Open
IS - 2
M1 - e000285
ER -
