Dr Mac Skelton discusses the findings of The Lancet Commission on the Human Crisis of Cancer, which examines the gap between investment in technological and pharmaceutical advances and the limited attention given to the human aspects of cancer care.

The Commission highlights major disparities in funding and focus for patient experience, social support, and supportive care, as well as the need for stronger research methodologies centred on lived experience.

Dr Skelton emphasises the importance of integrating social science perspectives into oncology, rather than treating them as peripheral. He also reflects on the relevance of these findings for African and other resource-constrained settings, and stresses that meaningful progress will require policy-level engagement and sustained political commitment.