One of ICEC’s Early Career Leaders, Surbhi Grover, was recently featured in ASTROnews! Currently, Dr. Grover works in Botswana as head of department and is the only radiation oncologist from a U.S. institution working full-time in public health overseas.
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Look beyond technology in cancer care
/in Articles / Publications“Cancer ‘moonshots’ may improve individual outcomes in high-income countries with strong governance, but they will not solve the rising economic and social burden of cancer globally. What we need are ‘earthshots’ that focus on building infrastructure and delivering affordable, equitable and effective care.” Richard Sullivan, Nature
Nature - Global Health
A Check Up on U.S. Global Health Policy, After One Year of the Trump Administration
/in Latest NewsKaiser Family Foundation takes stock of the U.S. global health response after the first year of the Trump Presidency and looks ahead to the global health policy issues that are likely to have our attention. One interesting fact garnered from a recent KFF poll, is that about a half of the public still wants the U.S to play a major or leading roll in improving health in developing countries. Issue-Brief-A-Check-Up-on-US-Global-Health-Policy-After-One-Year-of-the-Trump-Administration
Breaking Down the U.S. Global Health Budget by Program Area
/in Articles / Publications, Latest NewsWorld Politics Review published ICEC authored article, “How Better Cancer Treatment Can Also Mean Better Nuclear Security”
/in Articles / Publications, Latest NewsToday, World Politics Review, published the article, “How Better Cancer Treatment Can Also Mean Better Nuclear Security” authored by Dr. C. Norm Coleman, Miles Pomper and Dr. Silvia Formenti. The article was written in response to the Washington Post article, “How ISIS nearly stumbled on the ingredients for a ‘dirty bomb’” which discussed the dilemma related to the risk of terrorists developing dirty bombs from materials used for cancer treatment in developing countries. These countries need better technology and treatment environments, not only to support a transition away from cobalt-60 machines but to improve cancer treatment overall.
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World Politics Review published ICEC authored article, “How Better Cancer Treatment Can Also Mean Better Nuclear Security”
/in Articles / PublicationsToday, World Politics Review, published the article, “How Better Cancer Treatment Can Also Mean Better Nuclear Security” authored by Dr. C. Norm Coleman, Miles Pomper and Dr. Silvia Formenti. The article was written in response to the Washington Post article, “How ISIS nearly stumbled on the ingredients for a ‘dirty bomb’” which discussed the dilemma related to the risk of terrorists developing dirty bombs from materials used for cancer treatment in developing countries. These countries need better technology and treatment environments, not only to support a transition away from cobalt-60 machines but to improve cancer treatment overall.
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Donate to ICEC with Amazon Smile!
/in Articles / Publications, Latest NewsICEC is now on Amazon Smile! Shop for great deals and Amazon will donate to International Cancer Expert Corps Inc.
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/in Articles / Publications, Latest NewsJust released! Read the ICEC Essential News Letter
/in Latest NewsThe July 2017 issue of the “ICEC Essential News Letter” provides a detailed overview of our current activities. These include the efforts of our Early Career Leaders expanding twinning partnerships; ICEC’s endeavors to develop and make more accessible, first-rate radiation treatment systems capable of functioning in challenging environments and developing countries; and implementing the ICEC 5-Step Progression Plan. The 5-Step Progression Plan is a program supported by the ICEC mentoring network that provides a capacity building strategy to facilitate the creation of a sustainable platform for the sharing of best practices and learnings from each other through information and technology transfer. This model program provides plans, metrics, assessment of progress and deliverables all of which are now essential to validate investment of resources and for success with grants, foundations, and supporters. The ultimate aim is for the ICEC Centers and Associates to progress to become regional and global leaders in oncology care.
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Early Career Leader Mira Shah featured in ASTROnews
/in Articles / PublicationsICEC’s Early Career Leader, Mira Shah was recently featured in an Astronews article that highlighted her and several others’ climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Radiating Hope, an organization that has helped thousands living in low- and middle-income countries receive radiation therapy.
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Early Career Leader Surbhi Grover featured in ASTROnews
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