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We hosted the 6th Annual Malawi Cancer Symposium on 4-5 September 2024 at BICC. The successful symposium provided a platform for both local and international cancer research, care and advocacy stakeholders to exchange information, highlight strategic priorities and identify opportunities for collaboration, personal development, and training with the common goal...

  The 5th Annual Malawi Cancer Symposium was held Sept 6-7 at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. Organized by the Malawi Ministry of Health in collaboration with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and UNC Project Malawi Cancer...

Dr. Marriam Mponda has been selected to present at the upcoming 64th annual meeting and exposition that will take place on December 10-13, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Dr. Mponda will be presenting her poster entitled, “ABVD for Hodgkin Lymphoma in Malawi: Excellent Outcomes but with Persistent Clinical Disparities...

  “Together Against Cancer” The 4th Annual Cancer Symposium was on September 19th-20th, 2022, as a hybrid virtual in-person event. The symposium was organized by UNC Project Malawi Cancer Program and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in collaboration with the Malawi Ministry of Health. Key stakeholders were invited to present...

UNC Project Malawi Cancer Program esophageal cancer and cancer clinic division lead Bongani Kaimila, MBBS, MSc, launched a cross-sectional study to determine the feasibility of endoscopic screening for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) precursor lesions in Malawi and the relationship with poor oral health. In Malawi, ESCC is the third...

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, as assistant director of Cancer Research Training Education Coordination (CRTEC). Bryant joins Bernard Weissman, PhD, and Jen Jen Yeh, MD, co-associate directors of CRTEC. The goal of CRTEC is to develop the next generation of cancer...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was one of four institutions to be awarded a National Cancer Institute D43 grant to strengthen institutional capacity for cancer research in LMIC’s. The 5-year grant strengthens the partnership of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and the UNC Lineberger...

Researchers at UNC Project Malawi and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrated in a clinical trial in Malawi that a five-drug combination chemotherapy provided curative benefit compared to current standard-of care-therapy in people diagnosed with lymphoma, and now they have determined this option is also cost-effective. The economic finding...

“Together Against Cancer” The UNC Project Cancer Program hosted its 3rd Annual Malawi Cancer Symposium on May 26th-27th, 2021. The symposium was organized by the UNC Project Malawi Cancer Program in collaboration with the Malawi Ministry of Health and with funding from the National Institute of Health. Due to Covid-19...