• The lancet oncology · Jan 2025

    Review

    Integrating cancer into crisis: a global vision for action from WHO and partners.

    • Raffaella Casolino, Richard Sullivan, Kiran Jobanputra, May Abdel-Wahab, Miljana Grbic, Nazik Hammad, Tezer Kutluk, Nelya Melnitchouk, Alexandra Mueller, Roberta Ortiz, Diana Paez, Omar Shamieh, Gevorg Tamamyan, Horia Vulpe, Bente Mikkelsen, Andrè Ilbawi, and Slim Slama.
    • Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation and Disability, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: casolinor@who.int.
    • Lancet Oncol. 2025 Jan 1; 26 (1): e55e66e55-e66.

    AbstractMore than a billion people live in fragile, conflict-affected, and vulnerable settings requiring humanitarian support, where cancer is a substantial health issue. Despite its substantial effect on populations, cancer care remains underprioritised in emergency preparedness and response frameworks and humanitarian operational planning. This Policy Review summarises the perspectives and actionable recommendations from the First Global High-Level Technical Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings, with a focus on cancer. The paper highlights the challenges of providing cancer care in fragile, conflict-affected, and vulnerable settings and proposes a comprehensive roadmap to address both immediate and long-term needs of patients with cancer living in these settings. Key solutions include: integrating the cancer care continuum into national preparedness and response plans to enhance health-care system resilience; integrating cancer into humanitarian responses efforts; addressing the specific needs of paediatric patients with cancer; improving cancer intelligence and surveillance systems; and developing strategies to navigate the logistical and financial challenges of providing cancer care during crises. Additionally, the paper outlines practical actions and next steps for international cooperation needed to drive a shift in global health priorities and elevate cancer in the global health security agenda. We hope the presented notions will help prevent millions of avoidable deaths among people with cancer.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.

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