• Wireko Andrew Awuah, Jyi Cheng Ng, Aashna Mehta, Esther Patience Nansubuga, Toufik Abdul-Rahman, Mrinmoy Kundu, Brian M Ou Yong, Jacob Kalmanovich, Aysha Hussain, Otumara Urowoli Jessica, Karl Kamanousa, Aymar Akilimali, Kateryna Sikora, and Arda Isik.
• Faculty of Medicine, Sumy State University, Sumy 40007, Ukraine.
• Postgrad Med J. 2023 Aug 22; 99 (1175): 941945941-945.

AbstractWith increasing prevalence and an expected rise in disease burden, cancer is a cause of concern for African healthcare. The cancer burden in Africa is expected to rise to 2.1 million new cases per year and 1.4 million deaths annually by the year 2040. Even though efforts are being made to improve the standard of oncology service delivery in Africa, the current state of cancer care is not yet on par with the rise in the cancer burden. Cutting-edge technologies and innovations are being developed across the globe to augment the battle against cancer; however, many of them are beyond the reach of African countries. Modern oncology innovations targeted to ward Africa would be promising to address the high cancer mortality rates. The innovations should be cost-effective and widely accessible to tackle the rapidly rising mortality rate on the African continent. Though it may seem promising, a multidisciplinary approach is required to overcome the challenges associated with the development and implementation of modern oncology innovations in Africa.© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Postgraduate Medical Journal. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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