The Silent Crisis: Why the Middle East is Losing the War on Cancer
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Op-Ed Contest Spring 2026
By
Salma Abuzaid
While global cancer survival rates are climbing, patients across the Middle East and North Africa are being left behind due to late-stage diagnoses. To curb rising mortality and systemic healthcare costs, regional governments must pivot from funding expensive late-stage treatments to Mandating national, community-integrated early-detection screening programs.


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