Cancer Treatment Disparities

Millions of cancer patients live within reach of life saving radiation treatment. Millions more live nowhere near it. The research maps just how wide, and how consequential, that gap has become. Radiotherapy is a cornerstone of modern cancer care. Around…

Jayasree K. Iyer doesn’t pause when asked what keeps her awake at night. “It’s unacceptable that today we have treatments when 80% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to them,” and then she adds. “Why are we celebrating progress…