Most African countries face extreme shortage of oncologists

New cancer cases per oncologist, by country in 2018. An extreme shortage (>1,000 incident cancers per doctor) existed in 25 countries in Africa and 7* had no oncologist.

*Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo.
Map: ptur Source: Global survey of clinical oncology workforce, Journal of Global Oncology
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