Inequities and Disparities in Global Oncological Surgical Care: A Call to Action

Authors

  • Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira President of WSSO, Professor of Oncology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
  • Domenico D'Ugo President-Elect of the WSSO, Full Professor of Surgery at Catholic University of Rome, “A.Gemelli” Medical School, Italy
  • Felipe José Fernández Coimbra Secretary General, WSSO. Chair, Upper GI & HPB Oncology, AC Camargo Cancer Center, Brazil
  • Joaquim Abreu Sousa Ethics Commi!ee Director of WSSO, Head of Surgical Oncology Service at the Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto, Portugal
  • Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro Scientific Director of WSSO, Professor at Postgraduate Program in Interdisciplinary Surgical Science at the Paulista School of Medicine – UNIFESP, and Surgical Oncologist at Surgical Oncology Service of Base Hospital, Federal District, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34635/rpc.1152

Keywords:

Health Services Accessibility, Healthcare Disparities, Neoplasms, Surgical Oncology

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Published

2025-12-09

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Vol. 58 No. 3 (2025): July / September

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