Every year 10 million people die from cancer. By 2030, spending on cancer care will reach 458 billion dollars (about 419 billion euros) Cancer patients typically max out their [health insurance] deductible amounts shortly after diagnosis.
Comprehensive cancer care is essential to achieve social development objectives related to equality, social justice and health. With enough political will, we can achieve universal care, writes Sonali Sonali Johnson Johnson, director of knowledge and advocacy at the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)