Research Highlights - News & Announcements from the Center for Global Health
Highlighted research findings and scientific papers for the global community.
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Global Review of National Cancer Control Plans Highlights Progress and Opportunities of National Cancer StrategiesFor the first time since 2018, the International Cancer Control Partnership has conducted a global review of 156 national cancer control plans to better understand the current landscape of cancer control strategies. This review reveals progress in national cancer strategies and highlights persistent gaps in funding, equity, and the integration of evidence-based interventions.
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25 years of Cancer Research and Care on the Island of IrelandThe Ireland - Northern Ireland - National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year. The Consortium is a unique partnership, established in 1999, between the governments of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the United States, as a direct result of the Good Friday Agreement.
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CGH Launches Survey to Better Understand Cancer Therapeutic Clinical Trials in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesNCI's Center for Global Health (CGH) has launched a survey to better understand the landscape of cancer therapeutic clinical trials in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). CGH is seeking clinicians with experience participating as a member of a research team in at least one cancer therapeutic clinical trial with a recruitment site or facility in a LMIC (as defined by the World Bank) to better understand the landscape of cancer, to the take survey.
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Women, Power, and Cancer: A Lancet CommissionThe new report, Women, power, and cancer: A Lancet Commission, brings together a multidisciplinary and diverse team from around the globe, including scholars with expertise in gender studies, human rights, law, economics, social sciences, cancer epidemiology, prevention, and treatment, as well as patient advocates, to analyze how women around the world experience cancer, and to provide recommendations to policy makers, governments, civil society, and health and social care systems. The report presents key findings and proposes a set of recommendations to inspire real-world action for transformational change.