Professor David Kerr discusses a recent editorial focused on overcoming the narrative of despondency in global cancer.
that they wrote. It was on the back of World Cancer Day, and the title is that we should be less despondent about how we should deal with the global cancer burden. Again, it's a little about inequity. We know that there are stark differences in the way that we deliver cancer control in wealthy as compared to income-restricted countries.
It's interesting to think, psychologically, why that would be. Is it just that we think that cancer is an intractable problem that we can do nothing about whatsoever?Commission on Cancer Control in sub-Saharan Africa Although we have the UN and WHO setting targets, how are we going to reach those unless we can provide them support that is intellectual, practical, and allows us to meet the ambitious targets set from the top down? There is much work to be done in this space.
Have a look at the editorial. It's well written and it's thought-provoking, but it's not despondent. It says, this is a problem that we can approach, we can do something about; and with foresight, investment, and the global community working together, we could make a difference.
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