18/06/2026
Radiotherapy is involved in the treatment of roughly half of all cancer patients worldwide. Yet the specialists needed to deliver it are in short supply across much of the globe.
In Africa, more than 20 countries have no radiotherapy services at all. In the UK, the NHS currently has a 15% shortfall of clinical oncologists, with that figure projected to rise. A recent global analysis estimated that around 84,600 radiation oncologists will be needed worldwide by 2050, compared to an estimated 51,000 in 2022.
Our latest article explores where radiation oncologist shortages are most severe, what is driving them, and what can be done to address the problem.
Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3Q6oj2A