[Editorial] Preventable cancer: off-limits for Commonwealth meeting? (Lancet Oncology)

As the global burden of non-communicable diseases continues to exert its toll, the prevention, screening, and early diagnosis of cancer should be a priority for all countries. This month, The Lancet Oncology publishes an open letter to Baroness Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations. The letter, co-signed by eminent experts in cancer and population health, demands that issues surrounding cervical cancer and endemic childhood cancers are part of the Commonwealth Health Ministers meeting in May 2017.