Feb 28, 2025, 10:12 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Celebrating Melinda Mushonga at the University of Zimbabwe clinical oncology training program

Nazik Hammad, Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology at St. Michael’s Hospital, shared a…

Feb 24, 2025, 20:36 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: A great Annual symposium for the Black Physicians' Association of Ontario

Nazik Hammad, Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology at St. Michael's Hospital, shared…

Feb 17, 2025, 07:43 | Oncologist Near Me

Oncologist Near Me – Nazik Hammad: A Leader in Cancer Care, Medical Education, and Health Equity

Welcome to OncoDaily's special section “Oncologist Near Me” where we introduce prominent oncologists from around the world.…

Jan 5, 2025, 18:34 | Insight

Nazik Hammad: Faculty Development among African Oncologists

Nazik Hammad, Medical Oncologist and Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology at St.…

Jan 3, 2025, 12:21 | Blog

Bente Mikkelsen: Integrating cancer into crisis

Bente Mikkelsen, Former Director of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, posted the…

Dec 21, 2024, 05:42 | Insight

Raffaella Casolino: How to integrate cancer into crisis?

Raffaella Casolino, Technical Officer at the World Health Organization, shared a post on LinkedIn: “How…

Dec 9, 2024, 16:06 | Blog

Highlights from Global Cancer Movement: Challenging the Status Quo in Colorectal Cancer - Day 3

Welcome to the final day of the Global Cancer Movement: Challenging the Status Quo As…

Dec 5, 2024, 17:04 | Insight

Khalid El Bairi: The growing concerns about the emergence of non-peer-reviewed journals in oncology

Khalid El Bairi, Founder of The Cancer Biomarkers Working Group, shared a post on LinkedIn:…

Dec 4, 2024, 09:54 | Positive

100 Influential Women in Oncology: Key Opinion Leaders to follow on Social Media in 2024

Starting on August 26, in honor of Women’s Equality Day in the United States, which…

Dec 1, 2024, 16:18 | Insight

Nazik Hammad: Proud to be one of your mentors

Nazik Hammad, Medical Oncologist and Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology at St.…

Nov 25, 2024, 10:38 | Insight

Highlights from KICC 2024: “Advancing Cancer Care in Africa in a Rapidly Changing World”

The 8th Kenya International Cancer Conference (KICC) took place from November 21st to 23rd, 2024,…

Nov 24, 2024, 02:44 | Blog

Miriam Mutebi: Collaborative faculty development workshop at KICC2024 by AORTIC- Africa and KESHO

Miriam Mutebi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital,…

Nov 19, 2024, 11:47 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: KESHO is kicking off with pre-conference workshop - Faculty Development for Africa Oncologists

Nazik Hammad, Medical Oncologist and Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology at St.…

Nov 10, 2024, 05:07 | Blog

AORTIC Notices: Cancer and Conflict in Africa - A spotlight on The Sahel

The Sahel region in Africa stretches from Senegal and Gambia on the Atlantic coast through…

Oct 31, 2024, 15:19 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: First of its kind spotlight on cancer and the African Sahel and effects of conflicts

Nazik Hammad, Medical Oncologist and professor at St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, shared a…

Oct 31, 2024, 08:34 | Blog

Fidel Rubagumya: Oncology medical tourism from Africa rises due to perceived better care abroad

Fidel Rubagumya, Adj Associative Professor at Queen's University, shared his recent article on X: "PUBLISHED:…

Oct 28, 2024, 09:14 | Blog

Omar Abdihamid: High self referrals and patients loss to follow up in cancer treatment in Africa

Omar Abdihamid, Cancer Research Fellow at Queen's University, shared a post on LinkedIn: "Publication Alert…

Oct 25, 2024, 17:22 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Medical tourism in cancer care in Africa

Nazik Hammad, Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the St. Michael’s Hospital,…

Oct 25, 2024, 08:43 | Blog

'Choosing Wisely Africa' - KESHO

KESHO - Kenya Society of Hematology & Oncology shared a post on X: "SESSION ALERT…

Oct 24, 2024, 12:32 | Insight

Nazik Hammad: The cancer control needs of Africans affected by conflicts or natural disasters continue to be ignored

Nazik Hammad, Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the St. Michael’s Hospital,…

Oct 4, 2024, 06:18 | Blog

Panelists of the Middle East and North Africa Regional Webinar - Medicaid Cancer Foundation

Medicaid Cancer Foundation shared a post on X: "Meet Our Panelists Dr. Hisham AI-Ghazali, Prof.…

Sep 30, 2024, 16:23 | Blog

Benda Kithaka: "Cancer does not know if you are in a conflict situation or not" - Prof. Nazik Hammad

Benda Kithaka, Health Policy Advocate and Founder of KILELE Health, shared a post on X:…

Sep 28, 2024, 18:18 | Insight

Joshua Omale: Addressing Disparities in Cancer Care in Africa

Joshua Omale posted on LinkedIn: “It was a great time earlier today at the African…

Sep 28, 2024, 16:21 | Blog

Gratitude for joining our webinar on disparities in African cancer care - African Cancer CEO’s Forum

African Cancer CEO’s Forum shared the following on LinkedIn: “We want to express our heartfelt…

Sep 28, 2024, 15:36 | Blog

Experts gather to discuss Africa’s cancer challenges - African Cancer CEO’s Forum

African Cancer CEO’s Forum shared the following on LinkedIn: “Our 2nd Annual Webinar on Sept…

Sep 26, 2024, 08:43 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Introduction to colorectal cancer treatment for the African Access initiative

Nazik Hammad shared on LinkedIn: "It is great to be able to use new and…

Sep 25, 2024, 16:26 | Positive

100 Influential Women in Oncology: Key Opinion Leaders to Follow on Social Media in 2024: Part 5

Over the past weeks, we have proudly highlighted 40 extraordinary women shaping the future of…

Sep 24, 2024, 12:38 | Blog

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: Strategic approach to cancer control through risk factor management in Nigeria

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu shared a post on LinkedIn: "This World Cancer Congress Day 2, I had the…

Sep 23, 2024, 14:50 | Blog

Julie Gralow: Great WCC2024 networking

Julie Gralow shared a post on X: "Great WCC2024 networking! American Society of Clinical Oncology and…

Sep 23, 2024, 12:01 | Insight

African Cancer CEO's Forum: Addressing Disparities in African Cancer Care Continuum

The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) in collaboration with Medicaid Cancer Foundation…

Sep 22, 2024, 05:07 | Blog

Omar Abdihamid: I wonder if any study from Africa made it at ESMO2024

Nazik Hammad shared a post by Omar Abdihamid on X, adding: "My thoughts: “Top Cancer Studies” that are…

Sep 20, 2024, 14:28 | Opinion

OncoInfluencers to Follow on Social Media: Dr. Nazik Hammad

We are excited to spotlight Dr. Nazik Hammad as a significant figure in the oncology…

Aug 22, 2024, 02:27 | Insight

Miriam Mutebi - Cancer and Conflict in Africa: Delivering Care Amidst Crisis

Miriam Mutebi shared on LinkedIn about a recent paper by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus et al.…

Aug 14, 2024, 08:44 | Blog

Read an article in The Lancet on improving cancer care in conflict-impacted populations - ASCO

ASCO shared on X: "Read an article in The Lancet by our CMO Julie Gralow et…

Aug 9, 2024, 12:38 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Honored to have served as the academic secretary of SDU-Canada

Nazik Hammad shared a post by Iman Ahmed, Fellow at the Global Research Forum on Diaspora…

Aug 7, 2024, 14:42 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Our manifesto had a good representation from Africa but there is little focus on plight of cancer patients

Nazik Hammad shared on X: "Our manifesto published in the Lancet on August 3rd, on…

Aug 5, 2024, 07:48 | Insight

Maria Babak: Happy to announce our second paper on recommendations to improve cancer care in regions affected by conflict

Maria Babak shared on LinkedIn: "I am happy to announce our second paper in The…

Aug 4, 2024, 10:51 | Insight

Jemma Arakelyan: Important Manifesto after the first Global Summit on War and Cancer organized by ICC and OncoDaily

Jemma Arakelyan shared on LinkedIn: "It took us 8 months to publish this important Manifesto…

Aug 2, 2024, 09:38 | OncoDaily Pulse

A Manifesto to Improve Cancer Care in Conflict-Affected Areas: The Lancet

Press Release First Global Summit on War and Cancer Develops Key Manifesto to Improve Cancer…

Aug 1, 2024, 18:29 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Thoroughly enjoyed this AORTIC medical oncology SIG case discussion on metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Nazik Hammad shared a post by AORTIC- Africa on LinkedIn, adding: “I thoroughly enjoyed this AORTIC medical…

Jul 26, 2024, 08:55 | Blog

Michelle Li: The Common Sense Oncology movement is one to which we should all belong

Michelle Li, Breast cancer fellow at Peter Mac Cancer Centre, shared on X about an article…

Jul 25, 2024, 00:26 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Proud to be a Black woman from the African Sahel

Nazik Hammad shared on LinkedIn: "Proud to be an IMG , proud to be a Black…

Jul 21, 2024, 04:10 | OncoDaily Pulse

OncoDaily Party and Yvonne Award Photos - Part 1

On May 31st, 2024, during the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, OncoDaily hosted the inaugural…

Jul 6, 2024, 13:55 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: An update on cancer care in Sudan under the conflict

Nazik Hammad shared on X: “Just published, our new paper: an update on cancer care…

Jul 6, 2024, 10:37 | Insight

Moawia Mohammed Ali Elhassan: Collapse of cancer care under the current conflict in Sudan

Moawia Mohammed Ali Elhassan, Associate Professor at University of Gezira, shared a post on LinkedIn: “Sudan's…

Jul 4, 2024, 08:07 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Miriam Mutebi on the workshop on Faculty Development for African oncologists

Nazik Hammad shared on LinkedIn: "Dr. Miriam Mutebi on the workshop on Faculty Development for…

Jul 3, 2024, 13:35 | OncoDaily Pulse

OncoDaily at ASCO 2024: OncoDaily Party, Yvonne Award and much more

OncoDaily at the Annual ASCO Conference 2024: A Comprehensive Report The American Society of Clinical…

Jul 2, 2024, 23:42 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: It’s vital to advocate for better data collection on Black People’s experiences

Nazik Hammad shared a post by Black Physicians' Association of Ontario, on X: "It’s vital to advocate…

Jul 2, 2024, 04:25 | OncoDaily Pulse

OncoDaily Party and Yvonne Award 2024 Photos - Part 2

On May 31st, 2024, during the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, OncoDaily hosted the inaugural…

Jun 30, 2024, 02:06 | Blog

Susie Stanway: Cancer care in humanitarian settings: a focus on Africa

Susie Stanway, Co-Founder of UK Global Cancer Network, shared a post on LinkedIn: "Thank you…

Jun 22, 2024, 07:03 | Blog

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: Hitting article on cancer care emergency on world refugee week

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu shared a post by Nazik Hammad, on X: "This world refugee week, I am reminded…

Jun 20, 2024, 14:31 | Blog

Haimanot Kasahun: It was a privilege to come to know Onyinye Balogun

Haimanot Kasahun, Clinical oncologist at Saint Pauls Hospital millennium medical college, shared a post on…

Jun 11, 2024, 13:53 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: I had the chance to discuss the statistical and humanitarian invisibility of African IDPs and refugees

Nazik Hammad shared on X: "Yesterday, at the 2024 Global Health Catalyst Summit at Johns…

Jun 8, 2024, 09:37 | Societies

Onyinye Balogun: Attending OncoDaily Yvonne Awards 2024 was certainly one of my ASCO24 highlights!

Onyinye Balogun, Co-Founder of Mission-Driven Tech, shared on LinkedIn: "Attending OncoDaily Yvonne Awards 2024 was…

Jun 4, 2024, 11:22 | Societies

Ophira Ginsburg: Women lifting up women – this is the way it’s done

Quoting Ophira Ginsburg on LinkedIn: "We are overwhelmed with support and love and more importantly,…

Jun 3, 2024, 16:05 | Blog

Yehoda Martei: Female powerhouse presenting at the The Lancet Oncology commission on women, power and cancer

Yehoda Martei, Assistant Professor of Hematology-Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, shared a…

Jun 1, 2024, 22:51 | Blog

Julie Gralow: The Lancet Commission launch in an ASCO24 special session - June 1

Julie Gralow shared on LinkedIn: . "The Lancet Commission…

Jun 1, 2024, 11:04 | Societies

Omar Abdihamid: Common Sense Oncology will be at this year's ASCO annual meeting in Chicago

Omar Abdihamid, Clinical Oncology Specialist at HCGCCK Cancer Centre, recently shared on LinkedIn: "Common Sense…

May 31, 2024, 22:33 | Insight

Ghassan Abou-Alfa: Congratulations Vinod Balachandran, for winning the Yvonne Award

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, Medical Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, shared on X: “Congratulations Vinod…

May 31, 2024, 15:05 | Blog

Narjust Florez: Hope to see you all at The Lancet Commission on Women, Power and Cancer - North American Launch

Narjust Florez shared a post on X: "Hope to see you all at The Lancet…

May 29, 2024, 05:49 | Insight

Haimanot Kasahun: I'm so very much thrilled to win this prestigious Yvonne award!

Haimanot Kasahun, Research focal person and Excutive committee at Ethiopian Society of Hematology and Oncology-ESHO,…

May 27, 2024, 04:24 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: An honour to be part of the 2024 Best Health for Black Women virtual event

Nazik Hammad shared a post by Women's College Hospital, on LinkedIn: "Canadian Black women getting together…

May 26, 2024, 16:47 | Insight

Nazik Hammad: So proud of Haimanot Kasahun, a symbol of the rising local talent of oncologists in Africa

Nazik Hammad shared a post by OncoDaily on LinkedIn, adding: “So proud of Haimanot Kasahun, a…

May 26, 2024, 10:26 | Blog

Women's College Hospital - Introducing the Breast Cancer panel at the 2024 Best Health for Black Women virtual event

Women's College Hospital shared a post on LinkedIn: "Introducing the Breast Cancer panel at the 2024…

May 26, 2024, 06:54 | Positive

Yvonne Award Winners 2024 by OncoDaily

We are excited to announce the esteemed winners of the Yvonne Award 2024 by OncoDaily, designed…

May 17, 2024, 10:33 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Proud of the Medical Women’s Association of Zambia

Nazik Hammad shared a post by Catherine Mwaba, Consultant Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at Cancer…

May 14, 2024, 10:44 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Join our session ASCO2024 to discuss proposed gender competency framework for cancer workforce

Nazik Hammad shared a post by Julie Gralow on X/Twitter, adding: ”Please join our session…

May 14, 2024, 10:01 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: So proud to be your mentor Alafi

Nazik Hammad shared a post by POHER (Pan-African Organization for Health Education and Research) on…

Apr 22, 2024, 19:44 | Insight

Ophira Ginsburg: Our new paper on sex and authorship in global cancer research, led by the amazing amazing Dr Miriam Mutebi

Ophira Ginsburg shared on LinkedIn: "Just out! Our new paper on sex and authorship in global…

Apr 22, 2024, 12:07 | Insight

Nirmala Bhoo Pathy: Climbing the Authorship Ladder

Nirmala Bhoo Pathy shared a post by Ophira Ginsburg on LinkedIn: "Climbing the Authorship Ladder!…

Mar 31, 2024, 14:36 | Insight

Nazik Hammad: First systematic review on cancer workforce

Nazik Hammad posted on LinkedIn: "1st systematic review on cancer workforce. 1st lesson: quantity is not…

Mar 26, 2024, 15:23 | Blog

Jemma Arakelyan: Sudan holds tremendous potential to become a hub for cancer care and research in Africa

Jemma Arakelyan, Chief Executive Officer at The Institute of Cancer and Crisis, shared a post…

Mar 26, 2024, 14:54 | Dialogues

Cancer and Crisis Talks with Jemma Arakelyan #3 - Dr. Nazik Hammad

We are thrilled to unveil the next captivating episode of our enlightening series, "Cancer and…

Mar 25, 2024, 00:04 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: 1st systematic review on cancer workforce

Nazik Hammad posted on LinkedIn: “1st systematic review on cancer workforce.1st lesson:quantity is not enough:needed are…

Mar 17, 2024, 15:34 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Very little is published about African women physicians. Out our new publication on African Women oncologists

Nazik Hammad posted on LinkedIn: "Very proud of the publication of this unique scholarship. Very little…

Mar 9, 2024, 19:09 | Blog

Raffaella Casolino: Positioning cancer on the global health and security agenda

Quoting Raffaella Casolino, Technical Officer at World Health Organization and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at…

Mar 3, 2024, 06:33 | Blog

Omar AbdiHamid: Allow me to reintroduce myself - a clinical oncologist from Kenya

Omar AbdiHamid, Clinical Oncology Specialist at HCGCCK Cancer Centre, recently posted on LinkedIn: "Hello 4K+…

Mar 1, 2024, 02:53 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: At ESHO 4th annual conference, Dr Haimanot Kasahun discusses a case of agressive angiomyxoma in a young woman responding to endocrine therapy

Nazik Hammad shared a post on LinkedIn: "Today at ESHO (Ethiopian Society of Hematology and…

Feb 18, 2024, 14:59 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Great privilege to connect again with Dr. Diane Ndoli, one of the two women oncologists in Rwanda

Nazik Hammad shared the following post on LinkedIn: “Great privilege to connect again with Dr. Diane…

Feb 10, 2024, 08:23 | Blog

Maria Babak: Last December, I was privileged to speak at the Global Summit on War and Cancer

Maria (Masha) Babak, Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong, shared on LinkedIn: "Flashback…

Jan 23, 2024, 18:06 | Insight

Omar AbdiHamid: The neglected cancer care needs among nomads

Nazik Hammad replied to a post by Omar AbdiHamid, Clinical Oncology Specialist at HCGCCK Cancer Centre,…

Jan 22, 2024, 18:23 | Blog

Nazik Hammad has joined The Institute of Cancer and Crisis board of directors

The Institute of Cancer and Crisis (ICC) shared a post on LinkedIn: “Exciting News! We…

Jan 16, 2024, 16:43 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Very proud of you, your intellect, your compassion and your work ethics

Nazik Hammad shared a post by Ethiopian Society of Hematology and Oncology-ESHO on LinkedIn: "The…

Dec 24, 2023, 15:20 | Blog

Global Summit on War and Cancer 2023: Nazik Hammad's speech on cancer control in conflict zones in Africa

The 1st Global Summit on War and Cancer took place on 14 - 16 December,…

Dec 20, 2023, 23:35 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Time for Ethiopian oncologists to assume their leadership role in the African continent

Nazik Hammad shared the post by Haimanot Kasahun, Clinical Oncologist at Saint Paul's Hospital, on…

Dec 17, 2023, 11:28 | Blog

Elen Baloyan: Key takeaways from the Global Summit on War and Cancer

Elen Baloyan, Medical Oncology Fellow at the Yeolyan Hematology and Oncology Center and the Managing Editor…

Dec 13, 2023, 17:02 | Insight

Nazik Hammad: Medical education in times of distress

Nazik Hammad shared on X/Twitter: "Just published with the bright fifth-year students at my alma…

Dec 10, 2023, 05:08 | Societies

Global Summit on War and Cancer: Agenda

Our Global Summit on War and Cancer brings together experts, researchers, and advocates from around…

Dec 4, 2023, 22:52 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Cancer care in Somaliland

Nazik Hammad shared the following post on LinkedIn: “Cancer care in Somaliland. Time to focus…

Nov 8, 2023, 09:07 | Blog

Global Summit on War and Cancer

Join us at the 1st Global Summit on War and Cancer Save the date: 14-16…

Nov 3, 2023, 11:45 | Blog

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: The World Leaders Cancer Summit was a phenomenal success

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu posted on LinkedIn: "Reflections from Long Beach The World Leaders Cancer Summit was a…

Nov 2, 2023, 16:53 | Blog

Nazik Hammad discusses access to care for Black Women with breast cancer

Nazik Hammad shared a post on LinkedIn: "Many thanks to the Black Physicians Association of Ontario…

Oct 19, 2023, 19:02 | Blog

Tezer Kutluk: I have two suggestions for the global oncology community

Tezer Kutluk, the past-president of UICC, shared a post by Ophira Ginsburg on X/Twitter, saying:…

Oct 18, 2023, 22:06 | Blog

Andreas Charalambous: Today we explored the experiences of crisis in Sudan, Syria and Ukraine through the eyes of people who were directly involved

Andreas Charalambous, President of European Cancer Organisation, made the following post on LinkedIn: "'Life's most…

Sep 7, 2023, 19:43 | Blog

Nazik Hammad: Significant strides were made in upscaling the Kenyan cancer workforce in last 7 years.

Nazik Hammad, Medical Oncologist and a Professor at St. Michael's Hospital at the University of…

Sep 2, 2023, 19:28 | Positive

100 Influential Women in Oncology: Key Opinion Leaders to follow on Social Media in 2023: Part 2

Last week, on August 26, which is Women’s Equality Day in the United States, OncoDaily…

Aug 6, 2023, 20:04 | Blog

Time to stop accepting the normalization of conflicts in Africa - Nazik Hammad

Time to stop accepting the normalization of conflicts in Africa. What happens in the Africa…

Jul 4, 2023, 06:14 | Blog

Please let's not turn our eyes away from Sudanese cancer patients - Runcie C.W. Chidebe

Cancer Patients in Sudan are in pain and dying, we all raise our voices to…