AMA Journal of Ethics

Government and public-private coalitions have important roles in cancer surveillance in LMICs.

Inequity makes it imperative to consider how trade and patent policies influence international patients’ access to treatment and prevention.

Vaping has been thought to be a safe, effective smoking cessation aid, but little evidence supports its value in mitigating tobacco use.

Motivating health equity requires examining many complex and potentially divisive questions, including those about personal accountability and population-based resource allocation.

Tobacco and e-cigarette marketing is largely unrestricted in low- and middle-income countries, a violation of children’s rights.

African cancer research is embedded in underresourced health care infrastructures, illuminating ethical questions about benefit sharing and governance.

Most cancer deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries. Up to half of cancers are preventable, but several issues challenge prioritization of prevention, so it remains neglected.

Redirecting focus from treatment to prevention is a global public health imperative.

HPV tests are alternatives to Pap smear screening that enable women to self-collect specimens and might be the best cervical cancer prevention strategy for many.

Eliminating cervical cancer inequality means transmen need regular, unimpeded access to regular Pap screening.