Cancer care in wartime Ukraine: disruption, resilience and recovery
Journal: BMJ Oncology
Year: 2026

Before Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine maintained a well-functioning oncology system, supported by universal health coverage and expanding access to advanced diagnostics and clinical trials. The war caused profound disruptions across all aspects of cancer care-diagnostics, treatment, research and palliative support-yet the system demonstrated exceptional resilience. While hospitals in combat zones were forced to pivot to trauma care, oncology facilities in safer regions we