Peer-reviewedLicence not statedThe Lancet Oncology
Cancer workforce—a global crisis: a Lancet Oncology Commission
24 affiliations
- 1Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: [email protected]
- 2Center for Health Decision Science, Department of Health Policy and Management and Health Systems Innovation Lab, Boston, MA, USA
- 3Department of Oncology, Queen's University Kingston, Kingston, ON, Canada; Department of Oncology and Radiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 4Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- 5Department of Radiology and Center for Global Health, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 6Johns Hopkins University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
- 7Tecnologico de Monterrey, Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zombrano Hellion TecSalud, Real San Agustín, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- 8Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
- 9Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 10Breast Care International, Peace and Love Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana; Breast Care International America, New Rochelle, NY, USA
- 11University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana
- 12Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- 13Brazilian Society of Clinical Oncology, São Paulo, Brazil
- 14The Latino Cancer Institute, San Jose, CA, USA
- 15Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
- 16Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- 17Oncology Center, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
- 18Center for Global Health and Development, Washington, DC, USA; Women's Health and Empowerment Network, Washington, DC, USA
- 19Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
- 20Department of Epidemiology, Boston, MA, USA; Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
- 21Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- 22Johnston Cancer Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
- 23Institute of Cancer Policy and the Centre for Conflict and Health Security, King's College London, London, UK
- 24Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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BibTeX
@article{hricak2026cancer,
title = {{Cancer workforce—a global crisis: a Lancet Oncology Commission}},
author = {Hedvig Hricak and Zachary J. Ward and Fabio Ynoe Moraes and Andrew M Scott and Farouk Dako and Wilfred F. Ngwa and Cynthia Mayte Villarreal-Garza and May Abdel-Wahab and S.M. Avery and Beatrice Wiafe Addai and Lydia Aziato and Carlos H. Barrios and Anelisa Coutinho and Ysabel Durón and Satish Gopal and T. Peter Kingham and Nwamaka Ngozika Lasebikan and Joanne Manrique and Miriam Claire Mutebi and Timothy Richard Rebbeck and Sudha Sivaram and Catharine G. Young and Mark Lawler and Richard J. Sullivan and Patrick Joseph Loehrer},
journal = {The Lancet Oncology},
year = {2026},
month = may,
doi = {10.1016/s1470-2045(26)00065-3},
url = {https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_mc_gen_surg/174},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Cancer workforce—a global crisis: a Lancet Oncology Commission
AU - Hedvig Hricak
AU - Zachary J. Ward
AU - Fabio Ynoe Moraes
AU - Andrew M Scott
AU - Farouk Dako
AU - Wilfred F. Ngwa
AU - Cynthia Mayte Villarreal-Garza
AU - May Abdel-Wahab
AU - S.M. Avery
AU - Beatrice Wiafe Addai
AU - Lydia Aziato
AU - Carlos H. Barrios
AU - Anelisa Coutinho
AU - Ysabel Durón
AU - Satish Gopal
AU - T. Peter Kingham
AU - Nwamaka Ngozika Lasebikan
AU - Joanne Manrique
AU - Miriam Claire Mutebi
AU - Timothy Richard Rebbeck
AU - Sudha Sivaram
AU - Catharine G. Young
AU - Mark Lawler
AU - Richard J. Sullivan
AU - Patrick Joseph Loehrer
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/31
JO - The Lancet Oncology
DO - 10.1016/s1470-2045(26)00065-3
UR - https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_mc_gen_surg/174
SN - 1470-2045
SN - 1474-5488
ER -