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WCLC 2025 | Addressing the decline of thoracic surgeons across the world
Tomohito Saito, MD, PhD, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan, highlights the lack of active thoracic surgeons in low- and middle-income countries and a projected decline of thoracic surgeons in high-income countries over the next decade. Dr Saito emphasizes the need for international collaboration to address these problems, requiring education, innovation, and investment. This interview took place at 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Barcelona, Spain.
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Actually, we have two big problems. There is a scarce number of active thoracic surgeons in low- and middle-income countries. And on top of that, high-income countries will experience the projection of the decline of thoracic surgeons. In such as the United States, by 2035, the number of thoracic surgeons will decline by 30%. So we need to collaborate internationally and to help each other to develop the thoracic surgical team...
Actually, we have two big problems. There is a scarce number of active thoracic surgeons in low- and middle-income countries. And on top of that, high-income countries will experience the projection of the decline of thoracic surgeons. In such as the United States, by 2035, the number of thoracic surgeons will decline by 30%. So we need to collaborate internationally and to help each other to develop the thoracic surgical team. And through the partnership, we need three key components: education, innovation, and investment. That is the only solution.
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