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World faces cancer workforce crisis with 100m staff shortfall, report warns

The Guardian Health Sunday 31 May 2026, 12:00 UTC By Andrew Gregory in Chicago 1 min read
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Researchers say healthcare systems could be overwhelmed by 2050 as global burden of disease continues to riseThe world is facing a cancer workforce crisis, experts have said, with a shortage of 100 million staff expected by 2050 as 100,000 people are diagnosed every day. Patients could face much longer waits to be diagnosed and treated in future as the global cancer burden continues to rise and threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, according to a report at the world’s largest oncology...

Researchers say healthcare systems could be overwhelmed by 2050 as global burden of disease continues to rise

The world is facing a cancer workforce crisis, experts have said, with a shortage of 100 million staff expected by 2050 as 100,000 people are diagnosed every day.

Patients could face much longer waits to be diagnosed and treated in future as the global cancer burden continues to rise and threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, according to a report at the world’s largest oncology conference.

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