Enhancing cervical and breast cancer training in Africa with e-learning

The African continent carries a high share of the global cancer burden, with cervical and breast cancers being the main drivers of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in the region.1 Although the burden of cervical cancer has drastically decreased in high-income countries in the past three decades because of the widespread implementation of screening, early detection, human papillomavirus vaccination programmes, and improvements to accessing comprehensive cancer treatment services, nearly 90% of new cases and deaths from this preventable disease are from low-income and middle-income countries, and 19 of the 20 countries with the highest incidence rates worldwide are in Africa.