Global gap in cancer care causes health concerns
全球癌症護理差距引發健康疑慮
更新於: 2026年7月27日 上午04:30
The 'global gap in cancer care' represents a profound disparity in health outcomes between high-income nations and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
「癌症照護的全球差距」代表了高收入國家與中低收入國家（LMICs）之間在健康成果上的巨大鴻溝。
While cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, 60–70% of these deaths occur in LMICs, where resources to manage the disease are severely limited.
雖然癌症是全球主要的死亡原因，但60-70%的死亡病例發生在中低收入國家，這些地方管理疾病的資源嚴重不足。
Infrastructure is a major hurdle; for instance, many African nations lack even basic radiotherapy equipment.
基礎設施是主要的障礙；例如，許多非洲國家甚至缺乏基本的放射治療設備。
Furthermore, there is a stark workforce shortage: in high-income countries, there is roughly one oncologist for every 256 patients, compared to one for every 7,160 in low-income regions.
此外，人力資源嚴重短缺：在高收入國家，大約每256名患者就有一位腫瘤科醫師，而低收入地區則是每7,160名患者才有一位。
Consequently, survival rates differ drastically; while childhood cancer survival exceeds 80% in wealthy nations, it often falls below 30% elsewhere.
因此，存活率差異巨大；在富裕國家，兒童癌症的存活率超過80%，但在其他地方往往低於30%。
Achieving equity in cancer care is not merely a medical challenge but a global imperative to ensure that geography does not determine one's chance of survival.
實現癌症照護的公平不僅是一個醫學挑戰，更是一項全球性的必要任務，以確保地理位置不會決定一個人的生存機率。
