Cancer and other chronic, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are reaching epidemic proportions globally and are taking a particular toll on populations in the developing world. Cancer survival tends to be poorer in developing countries most likely because of a combination of late diagnosis and limited access to treatment. Many cancers could be prevented by applying existing knowledge, implementing tobacco control programs, vaccinating against liver and cervical cancers, providing early detection and treatment, and instituting public health campaigns promoting healthy diets and exercise.
To combat this crisis, the Center for Global Health at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at NIH supports research throughout the developing world, working to establish cancer registries, increase the availability of palliative care and support research training so the scientific capacity exists to help combat the disease.
Also, Fogarty supports cancer research through its NCD-Lifespan and Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building programs.
Recent News
- Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Lily Gutnik boosts breast cancer screening in Malawi
Jul / Aug 2017 Global Health Matters
- Fogarty grantee Dr Marcy Balunas explores marine life to find new cancer drugs
Jul / Aug 2017 Global Health Matters
- First cohort of affordable technologies for cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment in LMICs enters their second phase
NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog, February 6, 2017
- Third cohort joins NCI’s affordable cancer technologies program: supporting the development of affordable technologies for cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment in LMICs
NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog, February 6, 2017
- Partnership in cancer control planning saves lives
NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog, November 28, 2016
- Five viruses added to HHS report on carcinogens
NIH news, November 3, 2016
- Report: Cancer Control 2016: Cancer Care in Emerging Health Systems
Cancercontrol.info, released October 2016
- Supporting the development of affordable technologies for cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment in LMICs
NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog, September 30, 2016
- Planning grants for global noncommunicable disease [including cancer] research centers announced by National Cancer Institute
NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog, September 21, 2016
- NIH launches largest-ever study of breast cancer genetics in African-ancestry populations
NCI/NIH news, July 6, 2016
- Translational cancer research comes of age in Latin America: Investigators of the U.S.-Latin America Cancer Research Network
Science Translational Medicine, December 23, 2015