Assessment of the Surgical Oncology Case Volume Within the Public Sector in Tanzania.

In this comprehensive assessment of surgical oncology service delivery in Tanzania, we identified 4,248 cancer surgeries and estimate that 4,938 likely occurred in 2022. This represents only 25% of the estimated 19,726 cancer surgeries that are annually needed in Tanzania. These results highlight the need to identify strategies for increasing surgical oncology capacity in the country.