[Editorial] Tackling the cancer epidemic (Lancet Oncology)

Cancer is the primary cause of death in many countries, now exceeding heart disease. In lower income countries, incidence is rising fast, creating unprecedented challenges for health systems, many of which were designed in an era that did not foresee, were simply incapable of pre-empting, or knowingly ignored the future. For lower-to-middle income countries, these challenges are multiplied by the double burden of disease--the long-running battle against infection complicated by the rising burden of chronic diseases.