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Adewole, I, Martin, D. N, Williams, M. J., Adebamowo, C., Bhatia, K., Berling, C., Casper, C., Elshamy, K., Elzawawy, A., Lawlor, R. T. et al.
(2014) Building capacity for sustainable research programmes for cancer in Africa. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 11 (5). pp. 251-259. doi:10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.37 ISSN 1759-4774.

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Official URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24614139

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Abstract

Cancer research in Africa will have a pivotal role in cancer control planning in this continent. However, environments (such as those in academic or clinical settings) with limited research infrastructure (laboratories, biorespositories, databases) coupled with inadequate funding and other resources have hampered African scientists from carrying out rigorous research. In September 2012, over 100 scientists with expertise in cancer research in Africa met in London to discuss the challenges in performing high-quality research, and to formulate the next steps for building sustainable, comprehensive and multi-disciplinary programmes relevant to Africa. This was the first meeting among five major organizations: the African Organisation for Research and Training in Africa (AORTIC), the Africa Oxford Cancer Foundation (AfrOx), and the National Cancer Institutes (NCI) of Brazil, France and the USA. This article summarizes the discussions and recommendations of this meeting, including the next steps required to create sustainable and impactful research programmes that will enable evidenced-based cancer control approaches and planning at the local, regional and national levels.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Cancer Research Unit
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cancer -- Africa, Medicine -- Research
Journal or Publication Title: Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
ISSN: 1759-4774
Official Date: May 2014
Dates:
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May 2014Published
11 March 2014Available
Volume: 11
Number: 5
Page Range: pp. 251-259
DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.37
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
PB-PG-0212-27124/DHGreat Britain. Department of Healthhttp://viaf.org/viaf/134415268
R25 TW007091/TW/FICNational Institutes of Healthhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002
Z01 CP010150-08National Institutes of Healthhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002
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