Collaborations in gynecologic oncology education and research in low- and middle- income countries: Current status, barriers and opportunities

L Chuang; J Berek; T Randall; M McCormack; K Schmeler; R Manchanda; T Rebbeck; C J Jeng; D Pyle; M Quinn; E Trimble; R Naik; C H Lai; K Ochiai; L Denny; N Bhatla

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2018.05.005

Collaborations in gynecologic oncology education and research in low- and middle- income countries: Current status, barriers and opportunities

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2018 Jun 9:25:65-69. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.05.005. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Authors

L Chuang¹, J Berek², T Randall³, M McCormack⁴, K Schmeler⁵, R Manchanda⁶, T Rebbeck⁷, C J Jeng⁸, D Pyle⁹, M Quinn¹⁰, E Trimble¹¹, R Naik¹², C H Lai¹³, K Ochiai¹⁴, L Denny¹⁵, N Bhatla¹⁶

Affiliations

¹ Western Connecticut Health Network, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Danbury, CT, USA.
² Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
³ The Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ UCL Hospitals London, London, UK.
⁵ The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
⁶ Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
⁷ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
⁸ Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
⁹ American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA, USA.
¹⁰ University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹¹ Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MS, USA.
¹² Northern Gynecological Oncology Centre, Gateshead, UK.
¹³ Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
¹⁴ Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
¹⁵ University of Cape Town/Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
¹⁶ All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Abstract

Eighty-five percent of the incidents and deaths from cervical cancer occur in low and middle income countries. In many of these countries, this is the most common cancer in women. The survivals of the women with gynecologic cancers are hampered by the paucity of prevention, screening, treatment facilities and gynecologic oncology providers. Increasing efforts dedicated to improving education and research in these countries have been provided by international organizations. We describe here the existing educational and research programs that are offered by major international organizations, the barriers and opportunities provided by these collaborations and hope to improve the outcomes of cervical cancer through these efforts.

Keywords: Education; Low- and middle-income countries; Opportunities; Research; Scholarships.

Publication types

Review