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ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2025

Global need, regional action: opportunities to improve cancer survivorship care in the Western Pacific.

Michael Jefford, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Carolyn Taylor, Miyako Takahashi, Wendy W T Lam, Alexandre Chan, Bogda Koczwara, Yan Lou, Raymond J Chan

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Review in The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Michael JeffordAustralian Cancer Survivorship Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Fiona Crawford-WilliamsCaring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia.
Carolyn TaylorGlobal Focus on Cancer, South Salem, NY, 10590, USA.
Miyako TakahashiJapan Cancer Survivorship Network, Iwate Medical University, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Wendy W T LamLKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
Alexandre ChanSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Bogda KoczwaraAustralian Research Centre for Cancer Survivorship, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Yan LouSchool of Public Health and Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Raymond J ChanCaring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Western Pacific region faces a significant cancer burden with over 12.8 million cancer survivors. Cancer survivorship care remains inconsistent across the region but is important regardless of diversity in healthcare systems and resources within countries. Cultural factors deeply influence survivorship experiences; thus, recognition of the importance of traditional medicine and the role of community-based support in survivorship care is needed. In this viewpoint, we highlight opportunities for regional collaboration to improve cancer survivorship outcomes, and advocate for incorporation of survivorship priorities into national cancer control plans. We call for coordinated action involving international organizations, local governments, and cancer survivor voices to deliver responsive, equitable survivorship care. Education, policy reform, and multinational partnerships are essential to address disparities and improve outcomes across the region.

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Cancer careCancer survivorshipHealth equityMultinational partnership

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PMID41322108
PMCPMC12657740

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