5) LMIC should invest $46 billion by 2025 to establish radiotherapy infrastructure and training.
6) 80% of LMIC should include radiotherapy services as part of their universal health coverage by 2020.
"The Lancet Commission has done an impressive job of demonstrating how increasing access to life-saving radiotherapy treatment makes sense not only for the health and well-being of our world community but economically as well," said Dow R. Wilson, president and CEO of Varian Medical Systems. "Congratulations on this important study, which will, we hope, lead to cancer programs that can help save lives around the world."
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Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) is the world's leading manufacturer of medical linear accelerators for the treatment of cancer with radiation. Of the approximately 13,000 medical linear accelerators in use to treat patients around the world, Varian has provided over 7,100 of them.
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http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(15)00222-3/fulltext
About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, focuses energy on saving lives by equipping the world with advanced technology for fighting cancer and for X-ray imaging. The company is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiation. The company provides comprehensive solutions for radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is also a premier supplier of X-ray imaging components, including tubes, digital detectors, and image processing software and workstations for use in medical, scientific, and industrial settings, as well as for security and non-destructive testing. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 6,900 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and China and approximately 70 sales and support offices around the world. For more information, visit www.varian.com or follow us on Twitter.
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