Creative Approaches to Global Cancer Research and Control

Rositch, Anne F.; Loffredo, Christopher A.; Bourlon, María Teresa; Pearlman, Paul C.; Adebamowo, Clement

doi:10.1200/go.20.00237

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“…Cancer is a significant health care problem and its burden is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which together are estimated to account for >70% of the nearly 20 million annual incident cancers. 1 , 2 By 2030, predictions suggest that 13 million people will die of cancer each year, and three quarters of these deaths will be in LMICs. 3 It is possible that this burden is underestimated, given that LMICs often lack representative cancer registries and adequate data to better understand and respond to trends in cancer incidence.…”

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Envisioning Academic Global Oncologists: Proposed Competencies for Global Oncology Training From ASCO

Bourlon,

Bhatt,

Lopes

et al. 2024

JCO Glob Oncol

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Recognizing the rising incidence, prevalence, and mortality of cancer in low- and middle-resource settings, as well as the increasingly international profile of its membership, ASCO has committed to expanding its engagement at a global level. In 2017, the ASCO Academic Global Oncology Task Force sought to define the potential role for ASCO in supporting global oncology as an academic field. A set of recommendations to advance the status of global oncology as an academic discipline were created through a consensus-based process involving participation by a diverse group of global oncology and global health practitioners; these recommendations were then published. The recommendations included developing a set of global oncology competencies for trainees and faculty interested in a career in academic global oncology. Here, we describe the global oncology competencies developed by this task force. These competencies consist of knowledge and skills needed in general global health as well as cancer-specific care and research, including understanding global cancer health disparities, defining unique resources and needs in low- and middle-resource settings, and promoting international collaboration. Although the competencies were originally developed for US training programs, they are intended to be widely applicable globally. By formalizing the training of oncologists and supporting career pathways in the field of global oncology, we can make progress in achieving global equity in cancer care and control.

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