The current and future cancer burden in the Gulf Cooperation Council (<scp>GCC</scp>) countries
The sharp increase in the estimated cancer incidence and mortality predicted over the next decades in the region requires workforce and financial planning for the healthcare systems in the constituent countries, alongside broader strengthening of national cancer prevention and control efforts.
Authors
- Saleh A. Alqahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-3526)
- Najla Al Lawati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7304-1167)
- Wael Shelpai
- Jérôme Vignat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-7407)
- Freddie Bray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3248-7787)
- Ariana Znaor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5849-4782)
- Saleh A. Alessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4588-7410)
- Ameera Ali A-Nooh
- Amid Abuhmaidan
- Amani E. L. Basmi
- Ali Al‐Zahrani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-6150)
- Samar Alhomoud
Institutions
- Saudi Electronic University (SA)
- King's College London (GB)
- Cornell University (US)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
- Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KW)
- Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70141
- Citations
- 20
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.65
Funders
- World Health Organization