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Ajay Aggarwal, European Cancer Summit 2022: Ensuring a better future for young cancer professionals

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Published Online: Nov 18th 2022

Dr Ajay Aggarwal (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, UK) discusses the need to further develop our future cancer workforce and provide young professionals with enough resources for research but also a strong understanding of what it is to deliver quality cancer care. He also expresses four needs for improvement in current health systems; the ‘evidence’ gap, the ‘implementation’ gap, the ‘access’ gap and the ‘performance’ gap.

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  1. Do you feel that present trends and cancer policy emphasis are meeting the hopes of younger cancer professionals? (00:18-01:47)
  2. What are your personal aspirations for the future of cancer care? (01:47-03:44)

Disclosures: Ajay Aggarwal has no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the European Cancer Summit 2022

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