La capacité d’offrir des soins du cancer de qualité dépend en grande partie de l’accessibilité des services à ceux qui en ont besoin. Dans l’état actuel des choses, on constate des disparités en matière d’accès aux services de cancérologie au Canada, ce qui constitue un problème sur le plan de l’éthique. Le présent article fait ressortir les points de vue éthiques et stratégiques liés à l’équité dans l’accès aux soins du cancer au Canada. S’inspirant des principes de la bioéthique, soit la bénéficience, la non-maléficience et la justice, plusieurs stratégies sont recommandées pour améliorer l’accès aux soins du cancer au pays.
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