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Global Oncology

July 11, 2019

June 2019 – This article highlights the important role of cancer care and research outside the United States, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, in furthering innovative solutions for cancer that can be applied worldwide.

Ending Tribalism in Global Oncology

October 20, 2018

October 2018- Dr. Satish Gopal urges the global health community to prioritize meaningful multilateral partnerships in order to improve the coordination of patient care and research.

Guidelines for sub-Saharan Africa: a Call for Evidence

April 11, 2018

April 2018- Cancer care in resource-limited settings is radically different from cancer care in resource-rich settings. Drs. Painschab and Gopal comment on the urgent need for region-specific data and clinical trials to address the rising cancer burden in SSA.

Global Health: What’s in It for Us?

October 10, 2017

October 2017- In this essay, Dr. Satish Gopal addresses why he provides cancer care and conducts research in Malawi, and how global health efforts benefit the United States and human health more broadly.

Cancer Trials in sub-Saharan Africa

July 1, 2017

July 2017- Dr. Gopal proposes a potential resource-tailored framework for cancer clinical trials and for aligning care and research in SSA.

Moonshot to Malawi

May 15, 2016

April 2016 – This opinion piece describes the disparities between cancer prevention and treatment in Malawi versus in the developed world, and questions the ethics of funding health care through academic grants.