‘Feminist approach’ to cancer could save lives of 800,000 women a year

A woman having a mammography scan. Lung and colorectal cancers are among the top three cancers for women. Photograph: Daria Artemenko/Alamy

Health experts are calling for a “feminist approach” to cancer to eliminate inequalities, as research reveals 800,000 women worldwide are dying needlessly every year because they are denied optimal care.

Cancer is one of the biggest killers of women and ranks in their top three causes of premature deaths in almost every country on every continent.