Unequal access to healthcare resources significantly affects cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival rates.

• A strong link exists between high universal healthcare coverage and improved cancer incidence rates (1.77) and survival (1.60).
• Approximately 21% of cancer deaths could be prevented with better resource allocation, with survival rates aligning with advanced countries.

Targeted policies to improve healthcare resources could lead to better surgical outcomes and reduced mortality rates.

• Areas with high healthcare expenditure also show improved cancer outcomes but less significantly than the universal health coverage index.