Overview
- Por un Perú sin Cáncer gathered Senate and Chamber hopefuls with health and policy experts to confront gaps in cancer care.
- The Observatorio Oncológico, launched in February 2026, was presented as Peru’s first platform centralizing national oncology data.
- Data shared at the event estimated more than 80,000 new cancer cases and about 41,000 deaths each year, with 56% to 70% detected at advanced stages.
- Speakers underscored severe geographic inequities as specialists, equipment and services remain concentrated in Lima, pushing regional patients to travel for care.
- Organizers distributed a legislative roadmap prioritizing screening, regional distribution of specialists, timely treatment guarantees and sustainable financing, with participants from Renovación Popular, Fuerza Popular, Alianza para el Progreso and Podemos Perú.