Cancer news, resources and funding for global health researchers

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.

Fogarty Programs

Fogarty supports cancer research through these programs

• NCD-Lifespan 
• Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building
  

Fogarty Grants

View a full list of active and recent grant awards focusing on cancer research

Fogarty/NIH News

• Women, Power, and Cancer: A Lancet Commission
  NCI Center for Global Health news, September 17, 2023
• The case for prioritizing malignant hematology services in low- and middle-income countries, authored by NCI Center for Global Health Director and former Fogarty Global Health Fellow Satish Gopal
  Seminars in Hematology, September 2, 2023
• One in three men worldwide are infected with genital human papillomavirus
  WHO news, September 1, 2023
• US and Costa Rica Renew Commitment to Collaborate in Cervical Cancer Prevention Research
  NCI Center of Global Health news, August 30, 2023
• NIH unveils comprehensive proteogenomic dataset to help cancer researchers unravel molecular mysteries
  NIH/NCI news, August 14, 2023
• Vaginal microbiome community state types and high-risk human papillomaviruses in cervical precancer and cancer in North-central Nigeria, co-authored Emerging Global Leader John Musa
  BMC Cancer, July 20, 2023
• NCI Funding Helps AI Researchers Gain Global Insight on Cancer
  NCI’s Cancer Data Science Pulse blog, July 31, 2023
• Podcast: Caring for the Whole Person with Wisdom and Focus, interview with Fogarty Advisory Board member Otis Brawley, part of NCI’s Inside Cancer Careers Podcast, July 6, 2023
• A Single Dose Of HPV Vaccine May Provide Adequate Protection
  NCI/Frederick National Lab news, May 31, 2023
• Opportunities to Advance Implementation Science in Global Cancer Control
  NCI Division of Cancer Control & Population Studies blog, May 2023
• Scientists reveal a potential new approach to treating liver cancer
  NIH/ NCATS news, March 13, 2023
  

NIH News and Resources

• National Cancer Institute (NCI) resources:
• NCI Center for Global Health
• National Cancer Plan
  
• NCI Resources for International Partners
• Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. - A portal sponsored by NCI and partners providing access to data and resources to help planners, program staff and researchers design, implement and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs.
• NCI Office of HIV and AIDS Malignancy (OHAM) - International Activities

Other Online Resources

• African Access Initiative (AAI) - a partnership of companies, governments, healthcare providers and NGOs to accelerate access to cancer treatment, from BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH)
• African Consortium for Cancer Clinical Trials (AC3T) from AAI / BIO Ventures for Global Health
• American Cancer Society
  
• Global Cancer Facts and Figures
  
• Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC):
• World Cancer Research Day from AECC and partners, including NIH
  
• World Health Organization (WHO):
• International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the WHO specialized cancer agency
• Cancer fact sheet from the WHO
  

Updated September 27, 2023