ecancermedicalscience

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African model(s) for capacity building in women’s cancer care in fragile, conflict-impacted ecosystems

13 May 2021
Guest Editors: Groesbeck P Parham and Richard Sullivan

Featured Lead Authors: Ronda Henry-Tillman; Kabongo Mukuta Mathieu; Tankoy Gombo YouYou; Michael L Hicks and Groesbeck P Parham

This special issue provides a starting point for cancer research using implementation science to improve capacity building for vulnerable populations in the unique conflict ecosystems of Sub Saharan Africa.

The series features a collaboration between researchers in Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the USA with the aim of improving outcomes in women's cancers. Topics covered include the adoption of a novel rapid radical surgical training model for early stage cervical cancer applied to the specific needs and context in the DRC, the innovative implementation of detection and treatment services for cervical and breast cancer, and a partnership with a non-profit organisation to purchase affordable basic chemotherapy.

Thanks to the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Friends of Africa, Inc. and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation for supporting this project. 

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Special Issue Articles

Tankoy Gombo YouYou, Kabongo Mukuta Mathieu, Michael L Hicks, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Alex Mutombo, Mukanya Mpalata Anaclet, Mulumba Kapuku Sylvain, Maya M Hicks, Leeya Pinder, Louis Kanda, Mirielle Kanda, Groesbeck P Parham
Kabongo Mukuta Mathieu, Tankoy Gombo YouYou, Michael L Hicks, Alex Mutombo, Mukanya Mpalata Anaclet, Mulumba Kapuku Sylvain, Leeya Pinder, Maya M Hicks, Louis Kanda, Mirielle Kanda, Groesbeck P Parham, Ronda Henry-Tillman
Michael L Hicks, Alex Mutombo, Tankoy Gombo YouYou, Mukanya Mpalata Anaclet, Mulumba Kapuku Sylvain, Kabongo Mukuta Mathieu, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Dorothy Lombe, Maya M Hicks, Leeya Pinder, Louis Kanda, Mirielle Kanda, Groesbeck P Parham
Groesbeck Preer Parham, Kabongo Mukuta Mathieu, Tankoy Gombo YouYou, Michael L Hicks, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Alex Mutombo, Mukanya Mpalata Anaclet, Mulumba Kapuku Sylvain, Leeya Pinder, Maya M Hicks, Louis Kanda, Mirielle Kanda