Abstract
In their Commission report, Wilfred Ngwa and colleagues1 present findings on cancer in sub-Saharan Africa that are both sobering and inspiring. Sobering because the International Agency for Research on Cancer estimates that the cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa will increase in the next two decades by more than 100%.2,3 Many of these individuals will have adverse outcomes if action is not taken to tackle the complex challenges outlined in the report. The Commission1 correctly identifies the paucity and poor quality of cancer incidence and outcomes data as a major impediment to cancer control in the region, consistent with our findings in the Lancet Nigeria Commission,4 and describes multiple measures that should be adopted to ensure robust information is available to inform policy.
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