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MSF to Share Cancer Care Experiences at World Cancer Congress
WHY IT MATTERS
MSF's experiences highlight the need for urgent action to break barriers to accessing cancer care in low and middle-income countries, where 80% of deaths from breast and cervical cancer occur.
What happened
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will present its cancer care experiences at the World Cancer Congress in Hong Kong. The organization has been providing cancer care in resource-limited settings, including Mali and Malawi, where it has seen tangible progress in treatment results.
In Malawi, MSF's programme in Blantyre has increased cervical cancer screening coverage from 40% in 2019 to close to 60% last year. The organization has also joined the PAVE study, a research project designed to trial a new strategy for screening and treating pre-cancerous cervical lesions.
MSF's work has shown that it is possible to diagnose, prevent, and treat cancer in fragile and humanitarian settings, but access to care remains a significant challenge due to high prices, drug shortages, and limited resources. MSF will advocate for greater access to comprehensive care for people with cancer and exchange ideas with the global cancer community at the World Cancer Congress.
PRIMARY SOURCES
Malawi: Delivering cancer care to women in humanitarian crises is possible
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