CGH Spotlight Blog
The CGH Spotlight Blog showcases innovative research and notable developments from the global cancer community.
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CGH Supports 8 New Supplemental Projects Studying COVID-19 and Cancer in LMICsThe 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 AfricaWorld 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 LMICsThe 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 ScreeningICSN 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 MeetingThe 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 QuitTobacco 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.
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Grantee Spotlight: Simone Badal, Ph.D.CGH spotlight's an early career investigator in the Emerging Research Scholar Program, Dr. Simone Badal. Through this Q &A, Dr. Badal discusses her research on novel prostate cancer cell Lines to address prostate cancer disparity in black men.
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Strengthening U.S. – Poland Cooperation in Cancer ResearchThis month the NCI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maria Sklodowska - Curie National Research Institute of Oncology (MSCNRIO), based in Warsaw, Poland. The memorandum aims to promote cooperation between the two institutions on cancer control research and training.
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CGH Celebrates 10 Years: Reflection and Renewed Commitment to Global Cancer Research and ControlCGH Branch Chief, Kalina Duncan, reflects on the CGH 10 year anniversary, her 10 years at CGH, International Women's Day, and CGH's continued commitment to ensuring global cancer research and control benefits all lives, worldwide.