MSF breast and cervical cancer screening programmes in Mali and Malawi.

Abstract

Globally, nearly one in six deaths is due to cancer and the number of new cancer cases is expected to rise by about 70% over the next two decades, according to WHO data. Approximately 70% of deaths from cancer occur in low-income and middle-income countries where late-stage presentation and inaccessible diagnosis and treatment are common. In 2015, only 35% of low-income countries reported having pathology services generally available in the public sector. More than 90% of high-income countries report that treatment services are available compared with less than 30% of low-income countries, and only one in five low-income and middle-income countries have the necessary data to drive cancer policy. These disparities are particularly acute in Africa where cancer accounted for 25·2% of total non-communicable disease deaths in 2016. However, health ministries across the continent are severely impeded in their ability to offer cancer services because of a paucity of human and material resources. Correction to Lancet Oncol 2022; 23: 207–08Devi S. MSF breast and cervical cancer screening programmes in Mali and Malawi. Lancet Oncol 2022; 23: 207–08—In the Malawi section of this Reportage, the second sentence of the third paragraph has been corrected to “With the support of the MSF, the Ministry of Health implemented an HPV vaccination campaign…”, the seventh sentence of the fifth paragraph has been replaced by a new one, and the fourth sentence of the fifth paragraph has been deleted. These corrections have been made to the online version as of Feb 28, 2022. Full-Text PDF