Series on The Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery Action 2: Education and Training.

Abstract

The ability to deliver safe, timely, affordable, and high-quality cancer surgery depends on an adequate cadre of well-trained and competent cancer surgeons. It is well-known that wide variations and inequities exist in the educational platforms for training cancer surgeons on the global stage. The second Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery Action on education and training is geared toward creating robust, sustainable, and affordable educational platforms for training cancer surgeons globally. This study used the principles of implementation science taken from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to help develop the content and increase the likelihood of success in implementing the recommendations in this Action. The Annals of Surgical Oncology series on the Second Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery hopes to enhance the visibility of the eight critical actions within this important Commission to the primary stakeholders, the surgeons. Thie authors hope this Action on education and training will help to increase availability and modernize and develop contextually appropriate and resource-stratified educational platforms of appropriate length for training the next generation of competent cancer surgeons.