his series shows that it is possible to take innovative approaches to scale taking on board principles of collaboration, participation, and empowerment. It is intended to serve as a reference for policy makers, programme managers, clinicians, and cancer advocates to explore the potential implications of innovation to cancer management and control in international settings and to promote the…

On February 24, 2022, a war began within the Ukrainian borders. At least 3.0 million Ukrainian inhabitants have already fled the country. Critical infrastructure, including hospitals, has been damaged. Children with cancer were urgently transported to foreign countries, in an effort to minimize interruption of their life-saving treatments. Most adults did not have that option. War breeds…