Urgent action needed to address weaknesses in European cancer research sciencex.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencex.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Europe may face a ‘cancer epidemic’ over the next decade if immediate action is not taken to address weaknesses in health infrastructure and gaps in research, warn scientists in a new report published in The Lancet Oncology. Led by almost 50 experts including researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) the Lancet Oncology European Groundshot Commission considered over 12 years of data on cancer research activity.
Cancer research is a crucial pillar for countries to deliver more affordable, higher
quality, and more equitable cancer care. Patients treated in research-active hospitals
have better outcomes than patients who are not treated in these settings. However,
cancer in Europe is at a crossroads. Cancer was already a leading cause of premature
death before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the disastrous effects of the pandemic on
early diagnosis and treatment will probably set back cancer outcomes in Europe by
almost a decade.
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