CGH Spotlight Blog
This blog features content and images to showcase the great work from the Center for Global Health.
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Better Together: Developing New Collaborations for Cancer Research
Dr. Ned Sharpless highlights themes, barriers, and ambitious ideas discussed at the virtual joint UK-US scientific summit in November 2021. In addition, he shares the next steps for this exciting collaboration.
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NCI Center for Global Health Awards 6 Administrative Supplements in Global Survivorship Research
To stimulate research to understand barriers and address the needs of cancer survivors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), the NCI issued a notice of special interest in global survivorship research in April 2021. Six administrative supplement awards were made to investigators proposing a range of research questions.
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U.S. and U.K. Convene Bilateral Scientific Cancer Summit
U.S. and U.K. will convene a scientific cancer summit on November 13-14, 2021. The Summit will bring together a small group of world-leading cancer researchers, clinicians, patient advocates, and industry representatives from both countries to begin the process of identifying transformative research challenges and ways to resolve barriers to progress in order to accelerate and fundamentally change our understanding of cancer, our approach to it, and ultimately the experience of people with cancer and their families.
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CGH Supports 8 New Supplemental Projects Studying COVID-19 and Cancer in LMICs
The NCI Center for Global Health announces the recipients of eight new administrative supplement awards studying the impact of COVID-19 on global cancer prevention and control submitted in response to a Notice of Special Interest.
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World Cancer Research Day: Advancing Equitable Global Partnerships to Address Cancer in Africa
World Cancer Research Day: Advancing Equitable Global Partnerships to Address Cancer in Africa
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NCI Awards 4 Grants to Strengthen Institutional Capacity for Cancer Research in LMICs
The National Cancer Institute's Center for Global Health recently awarded four D43 grants to strengthen institutional capacity for cancer research in low- and middle-income countries.
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ICSN Investigates the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Screening
ICSN Investigates the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Screening through literature review and lessons learned.
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9th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research: Focus on Resilience and Equity at CGH Flagship Meeting
The 9th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research (ASGCR) is featured in a special issue of AACR’s Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention journal. The publication includes 98 scientific abstracts sharing cancer research conducted in 68 countries by principal investigators from 25 countries.
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Celebrating World No Tobacco Day 2021: Commit to Quit
Tobacco use ranks among the world’s leading causes of death. Despite progress in reducing tobacco use, especially in high-income countries such as the United States, the global death toll is still enormous. Because tobacco is a leading cause of cancer mortality, strong implementation of effective tobacco control measures is critical to reducing the global cancer burden. The WHO established World No Tobacco Day, celebrated each year on May 31, to raise awareness of the extraordinary health hazards of tobacco use. This year’s World No Tobacco Day theme - “Commit to Quit ” - is an opportunity to emphasize the importance of quitting and to encourage countries, health systems, and public and private organizations to assist the world’s 1.3 million tobacco users to quit.