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

• Microbe Normally Found in the Mouth May Drive Progression of Colorectal Cancer
  NIH Director’s blog, April 11, 2024
• Authorship of Publications Supported by NCI-Funded Grants Involving Low- and Middle-Income Countries, co-authored by the National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health’s Linsey Eldridge, Elise M. Garton, Kalina Duncan, and Satish Gopal
  JAMA, March 29, 2024
• Podcast: A Global Outlook on Women, Power, and Cancer
  National Cancer Institute's Inside Cancer Careers Podcast, February 15, 2024
• How a Simple Tool Is Saving Lives of Children with Cancer in Latin America
  National Cancer Institute's Cancer Currents blog, February 15, 2024
• India’s First Homegrown CAR T-Cell Therapy Has Roots in NCI Collaboration
  National Cancer Institute's Cancer Currents blog, February 7, 2024
• Development, acceptability and usability of culturally appropriate survivor narrative videos for breast cancer treatment in Botswana: a pilot study, co-authored by Fogarty International Research Scientist Yehoda M. Martei
  BMJ Open, January 2024

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 April 9, 2024