World Cancer Day 2025: Empowering the Future of Global Cancer Care

World Cancer Day 2025: Empowering the Future of Global Cancer Care

United by Unique Contributions: The iTAG Project led by Dr. Selekwa Msiba

The iTAG Project led by Dr. Selekwa Msiba

2024 Year in Review: GCP's Highlights

As we reflect on 2024, we are thrilled to share highlights of our work and its impact on cancer care and research across the globe. This year showcased the strength of our partnerships and the invaluable leadership of our collaborators in East Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Together, we have made...

Katherine Van Loon Named Editor-in-Chief of JCO Global Oncology

Katherine Van Loon, MD, MPH, has been appointed as the next editor-in-chief of JCO Global Oncology (JCO GO), an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) journal. JCO GO is an online only open access journal focusing on cancer research, care and delivery in low-resource countries and settings.

Breakthrough Low-Cost Technology Could Make Breast Cancer Diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa Faster, More Precise

Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and the leading cause of cancer death among women.

Dr. Geoffrey Buckle on KPIX CBS News

Oncologist Dr. Geoffrey Buckle comments on a recent study projecting a rise in the global cancer burden among men. Watch the KPIX interview, Men And Cancer: Why The Number of Cases Is Skyrocketing in the Next 25 Years: https://ow.ly/atUZ50SZsUh

GCP Celebrates International Women's Day

On International Women's Day, the UCSF HDFCC Global Cancer Program extends our gratitude and admiration to the incredible women who dedicate their time to advancing cancer research on a global s

2023 Year in Review: GCP's Highlights

2023 was a big year for the Global Cancer Program, and we are delighted to be sharing some of the year's highligh

Empowered Scholar Navigates Global Cancer Career

From medical school, to cancer research coordinator, to PhD program, the pathway of scholar Sarah Kutika Nyagabona MD, Mmed Clinical Oncology, exemplifies the power of collaboration and mentorship in shaping a new generation of oncologists across the globe.

UCSF Oncologist Strives to Stem the Rise of Cancer in Tanzania

Geoffrey Buckle, MD, MPH, a gastrointestinal oncologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), wanted to be a professional baseball or soccer player, until “I realized I wasn't really any good,” he said with a laugh. So when he went to Colby College in Maine as an undergrad, he...