Julie S Torode, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Patient and Community Engagement, Institute of Cancer Policy at King’s College London, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Today – 24th September – is World Cancer Research Day.
AACR and AORTIC are delighted to announce three new awards under their BIG Cat partnership.
Awardees will be celebrated in a dedicated session of the upcoming AORTIC 2025 conference in Hammamet, Tunisia, 2-5th of November:
- Developing strategies for implementing onco-fertility services for paediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors. Anthony Kayiira, Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda
- A community-based pilot study for oesophageal cancer screening in Tanzania. Kija Luhuti, Muhimbili University Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania.
- Genetic insights into African oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: replication and risk stratification. Wenlong Chen, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
‘The AACR is very proud to sponsor the BIG Cat program, a transformative initiative that empowers African cancer researchers to conceptualize and lead groundbreaking work against cancer within their communities. We are committed to advancing cancer research capacity across the continent and to fostering a global network of researchers who engage in impactful, lifesaving programs.’
– said Margaret Foti CEO of AACR.
Miriam Mutebi, breast cancer surgeon based in Nairobi, Kenya, adds,
‘We are delighted to see new awards every year, which add to our growing BIG Cat Alumni of 36 awardees in the past 15 years. Many of our alumni have gone on to develop and lead their own research consortia, addressing key gaps and needs in cancer control in Africa’. “
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