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Accelerating The Digital Transformation in Healthcare How do we ensure cancer patients have access to the best possible care, no matter where they live? The availability, awareness, and affordability of new technologies and how to use them are fragmented. This article explains how producers, providers, and governments can accelerate the digital transformation needed to expand access to cancer care.
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ancer patients should have access to the best possible care, no matter where they live. In Asia, the estimated number of cancer cases will grow from 9.3 million in 2020 to over 14 million by 2040.1 Almost half
1 International Agency for Research on Cancer: Estimated number of incident cases from 2018 to 2040, all cancers, both sexes, all ages
