New report finds unequal access to cancer care worldwide
最新報告指出全球癌症醫療資源分配不均
更新於: 2026年7月20日 上午12:15
As we enter a 'golden age' of medical innovation, a startling paradox has emerged: while cancer science advances rapidly, global access to life-saving treatment remains deeply unequal.
隨著我們進入醫學創新的「黃金時代」，一個驚人的悖論出現了：儘管癌症科學突飛猛進，但全球對拯救生命治療的可及性仍存在極大不平等。
A recent report highlights that the benefits of modern oncology are not being shared equitably, creating a widening gap between wealthy and low-income nations.
近期一份報告強調，現代腫瘤學的益處並未獲得公平共享，導致富裕國家與低收入國家之間的差距日益擴大。
One of the most significant challenges is the severe shortage of medical professionals.
最重大的挑戰之一是醫療專業人員嚴重短缺。
Currently, 92.2% of the global oncology workforce is concentrated in high-income countries.
目前，全球 92.2% 的腫瘤科人力集中在高收入國家。
This disparity is starkly illustrated by patient-to-physician ratios: while a wealthy nation might have one oncologist for every 256 new cases, lower-income countries often see one doctor serving over 7,000 patients.
這種差異在醫病比上體現得尤為明顯：富裕國家平均每 256 例新病例就有一位腫瘤科醫師，而低收入國家則往往是一位醫師需服務超過 7,000 名患者。
Consequently, while cancer mortality rates are stabilizing in developed nations, they continue to rise in lower-income regions.
因此，在已開發國家癌症死亡率趨於穩定之際，低收入地區的死亡率卻持續攀升。
Addressing this requires better international data and a commitment to systemic equity, ensuring that geography does not determine a patient's chance of survival.
解決此問題需要更好的國際數據與對系統性公平的承諾，以確保地理位置不會決定患者的存活機率。
