Ms. Asha Ewrse (MSK) delivers lecture on Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Oncologic emergencies like sepsis, tumor hemorrhage, and anemic heart failure are life-threatening conditions that demand urgent, skilled care. In many settings in Africa, these diseases are made even more difficult to manage due to limited resources and a lack of intensive careContinue reading “Strengthening Frontline Care: Oncology Emergency Training in Nigeria and Cameroon”
Category Archives: Cameroon
Global Collaboration Yields New Cervical Cancer Screening Services in Cameroon
Screening and early detection of cancers are essential to reducing cancer mortality globally. These services are particularly important for cervical cancer, which can be prevented by the detection and treatment of pre-cancerous cervical lesions. Responding to the high rates of cervical cancer in Cameroon, the Cameroon Oncology Center (COC) purchased a colposcope to examine womenContinue reading “Global Collaboration Yields New Cervical Cancer Screening Services in Cameroon”
Cameroon ICU Nursing Team Engages in Virtual Mentorship
From left to right: Ms. Becca deDufour (BSN, RN, CCRN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Nurse Grace NTIMEU KEPNDEP (Lead ICU Nurse, Mbingo Baptist Hospital), Dr. David Sunday (Lead ICU Physician, Mbingo Baptist Hospital), Ms. Joanna Tomicich (DNP, NP-C, AGACNP-BC, FCCM, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) Recognizing that the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nursing teamContinue reading “Cameroon ICU Nursing Team Engages in Virtual Mentorship”
Clinical trial training program addresses cancer data gap in Africa and enables new research ventures for African clinicians
Africa has historically been overlooked by the international oncology research community, resulting in the continent’s participation in less than 2% of all cancer clinical trials. Africa’s underrepresentation in cancer clinical trials has culminated in an alarming lack of data describing the effects of new cancer technologies and treatments in the world’s most genetically diverse population.Continue reading “Clinical trial training program addresses cancer data gap in Africa and enables new research ventures for African clinicians”
Virtual training series prepares radiation specialists to use advanced radiotherapy technique
While developments in radiotherapy have created safer, more targeted treatment options for cancer patients worldwide, many hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa lack the training, capacity, and infrastructure to implement them. Without access to the most cutting-edge treatment techniques, Africa’s cancer patients will not achieve the high survival rates seen in other regions of the world. InContinue reading “Virtual training series prepares radiation specialists to use advanced radiotherapy technique”
Drug access program provides affordable medicines to Cameroon’s cancer patients
The successful treatment of most cancers relies on the use of a cocktail of drugs that are administered at precise intervals over discrete periods of time. For example, one treatment regimen for Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) – a cancer commonly found in Africa – requires administration of seven different drugs over a period of 15 days.Continue reading “Drug access program provides affordable medicines to Cameroon’s cancer patients”