Ophira Ginsburg
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Global health/oncology/women's health equity. She/her/hers. Tweets are my own
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https://womenandcancercommission.org 12-07-2011 00:28:12
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Important insights on cancer stigma in India from my wonderful colleague Ishu Kataria and colleagues. Measurement of cancer stigma in India: challenges and opportunities sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
See also thelancet.com/commissions/wo…. Ophira Ginsburg
Some very important findings here from Enrique Soto & colleagues. While living longer is certainly an important goal for older patients on chemotherapy, living well, independence of living and cognition while alive were very important, sometimes even when it meant living shorter
An important article was published today that everyone should read about the persisting gaps in female authorship in oncology worldwide. Miriam Mutebi Ophira Ginsburg Richard Sullivan BMJ Oncology
Article: bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/3/1/e0…
My editorial:
bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/3/1/e0…
The The White House Global Health Security Strategy launched today outlines actions the U.S. government will take to ensure our nation is prepared for a future pandemic and biological threats. Department of State Bureau of #GlobalHealthSecurity and Diplomacy is coordinating efforts across the
6 days to go 🚨
Our Commission on #BreastCancer will be launched April 16.
Register to hear from authors, special guests & Lancet editors on the key challenges in breast cancer & how to address them 🔽 hubs.li/Q02smMB80
The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer projects a X2️⃣ 📈of cases by 2040, highlighting the urgent need for innovations in diagnosis & treatment.
👏Kudos to the authors for mapping a path to better men’s health worldwide.
OncoAlert Prostate Cancer Foundation Nick James Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference
Join us Thursday at 10 AM ET for our first Global Cancer Research and Control Seminar of 2024, featuring Dr Olusegun Alatise and Peter Kingham as they discuss their work on #ColorectalCancer in Nigeria. Register today! bit.ly/gcrcss
🌍 New global cancer statistics from American Cancer Society & IARC reveal that ~20 million new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022 and 9.7 million people died from the disease worldwide. Cancer cases are predicted to reach 35 million by 2050.
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/ca…
OncoAlert
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in over 100 countries worldwide. This burden will increase and is not avoidable. Ageing and genetics are the major determinants. The Lancet commission on Prostate cancer makes a plan on how to prepare for the surge of new cases👇
Excited to see this published and even more excited to continue our work at NCI Center for Global Health to improve equity in global cancer research
Important work by a fantastic team at the NCI Center for Global Health Linsey Eldridge Elise M. Garton Satish Gopal, MD, MPH