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.

Also, Fogarty supports cancer research through its NCD-Lifespan and Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building programs.

Recent News

• Screening for Many Cancers with One Test: Uncertainty Abounds
  Cancer Currents blog post, National Cancer Institute (NCI), April 21, 2022
  
• Whole-genome analysis of Nigerian patients with breast cancer reveals ethnic-driven somatic evolution and distinct genomic subtypes, includes Fogarty author 
  Nature, November 26, 2021
  
• Grantee spotlight: Dr Simone Badal - Novel prostate cancer cell lines to address prostate cancer disparity in Black men
  National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health Spotlight blog post, May 27, 2021
• International research teams explore genetic effects of Chernobyl radiation
  NCI/NIH news, April 22, 2021
• World Cancer Day - together all our actions matter (now more than ever)
  National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health Spotlight blog post by Dr Satish Gopal, February 1, 2021
• Grantee news: HDFCCC received D43 award from Fogarty International to build a cancer research training program in Tanzania
  University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Global Cancer Program news, November 18, 2020
• Reducing cancer’s global burden: A conversation with NCI Center for Global Health Director Dr. Satish Gopal
  NCI Cancer Currents blog, September 24, 2020
  
• Assuming the role of NCI Center for Global Health Director: Advancing global oncology research
  NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog post by Dr Satish Gopal, February 3, 2020
  
• AI approach outperformed human experts in identifying cervical precancer
  Algorithm could revolutionize cervical cancer screening, especially in low-resource settings
  NCI/NIH news, January 10, 2019
• Cancer scientists have ignored African DNA in the search for cures, featuring the NIH-supported Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program
  Newsweek, July 18, 2018
• 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
  
• Supporting the development of affordable technologies for cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment in LMICs
  NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog, September 30, 2016
  

Related Fogarty News and Information

• Focus: Global cancer research supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  November / December 2021 Global Health Matters
  • NIH marks two major milestones in cancer research
  • NCI grantee addresses inequities in prostate cancer
  • NCI program trains foreign scientists in NIH labs
  • NIH grantees study economics of tobacco farming
    
• Focus on mobile health: Innovative microscope enables early cancer diagnoses
  January/ February 2020 Global Health Matters
• Focus on cancer
  July / August 2018 Global Health Matters
  • NIH supports cancer research to reduce disease burden
  • Research, technology fight cancer in LMIC women
  • Vietnam project studies text messages to curb smoking
  • Global studies show single dose of HPV vaccine provides protection
  • Fogarty and NIH have catalyzed cancer research in Malawi
  • Training cancer researchers in Malawi: Q and A with Dr Tamiwe Tomoka
    
• Q and A with Dr Andrew Dykens: Collaboration with Peace Corps in Senegal enhances Fogarty career development award [to study cervical cancer]
  Jan / Feb 2018 Global Health Matters
• 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
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Akwi Asombang advances cancer research in Zambia
  Nov / Dec 2015 Global Health Matters
• Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr Emily Vogtmann studies cancer threats
  Sep / Oct 2015 Global Health Matters

• Burkitt's lymphoma studies may also advance research on other cancers, HIV, malaria
  May / Jun 2015 Global Health Matters
• Fogarty-supported training programme to build cancer research capacity in low- and middle-income countries: findings from Guatemala
  Bulletin of the World Health Organization, April 2014
• Focus on Cancer
  Jan / Feb 2011 Global Health Matters
• Cancer takes growing toll in developing world
• Partnerships aim to build cancer expertise abroad
• Researchers advance cancer care in Bangladesh
• Considering culture when providing cancer care
  
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Evelyn Hsieh studies bone loss and cancer in China
  Mar / Apr 2013 Global Health Matters

NIH News and Resources

• National Cancer Institute (NCI) resources:
• NCI Center for Global Health
• NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog
• 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 May 3, 2022