The latest cancer news and updates from around the world.
In order to control the global cancer burden, it is important to address the burden of cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). But global oncology is not the concern of LMICs alone. A recent article by Kostelecky et al in Journal of Global Oncology highlights an important pillar of gl...
Indiana University Center for Global Health and the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center (IUSCCC) are seeking a BC/BE subspecialist in Medical Oncology, Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Radiation Oncology or other suitable o...
“'Everyone in this room has been touched by cancer,' Bhatt, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford, told the crowd of more than 200 people gathered for the Bay Area launch of Global Oncology. In Boston in 2010, Bhatt and Huang started the nonprofit to address another sad truth: that as m...
Community: We focus on local communities, because they don’t have access to sufficient and quality Information on their health, environment and otherwise. We act in local communities, but, we think global; thereby actively helping people in local communities with global best practices. Action-...
Project PINK BLUE- Health & Psychological Trust Centre (CAC/IT/NO 73960) is a cancer organization engaged in cancer awareness, free cancer screenings, support to people battling with cancer, patient navigation, advocacy, fundraising for cancer patients, cancer research and psychological suppo...
The National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) outlines key goals and objectives for Nigeria’s cancer control efforts, and details the strategies that will allow the country to achieve its aims, while recognizing important challenges. The National Cancer Control Program of the Federal Ministry...
Jessica Hale, Donna J. Barry, Billy Andre and Brian Hutchinson Intro As the global fight against infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, improves the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is becoming more apparent. This category of diseases, w...
Stanford physicians, including Global Oncology (GO) co-founder Dr. Ami Bhatt, are engaged in an ongoing and wide-ranging collaboration with the country’s ministry of health and doctors at major university-affiliated hospitals to improve several areas of cancer care. The collaboration is supported...
"Over the past 20 years, cancer research in India has grown in size and impact. Clinicians, scientists, and government and state policy makers in India have championed cancer research, from studies to achieve low-tech, large-scale health outcomes to some of the most advanced areas of fundamental ...
“The NIH and a major research foundation in Brazil have initiated a groundbreaking program that is expected to expand global health research by making it easier to fund scientific collaborations on valuable projects. The agreement was formalized recently by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins and...