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GCP Celebrates International Women's Day

March 08, 2024
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

December 19, 2023
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

By Karen Gehrman on August 16, 2023
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

By Oncology Times on March 10, 2023
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...

Social Media as a Recruitment Strategy for ULACNet-101: An Influencer’s Story

By Paola Torres, M.P.H., Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Dr.P.H., M.S., Vivian Colón-López, Ph.D., M.P.H., Sandra García-Camacho, M.P.H., Ana Patricia Ortiz, Ph.D., M.P.H. on October 06, 2022
In November 2021, the UCSF Global Cancer Program launched the first study of the CAlifornia-Mexico-Puerto RicO (“CAMPO”) Collaboration for Prevention of HPV-related cancer in populations living with HIV in Puerto Rico.

First Graduating Class of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellows in Vietnam

July 01, 2022
The UCSF Global Cancer Program celebrates the first ever class of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellows in Vietnam.

Global Cancer Program Celebrates our Nurses!

May 09, 2022
The Global Cancer Program knows that cancer care is a team sport, and nurses are invaluable members of the team! Learn more about what our Global Cancer Nurses are doing around the world!

Dr. Selekwa Msiba receives CIRGO award

April 18, 2022
The Global Cancer Program is excited to announce that our partner Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) received an award from The Coalition for Implementation Research in Global Oncology (CIRGO) to develop, implement, and evaluate a context-appropriate multifaceted...

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