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Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai is a breast surgeon in Ghana, president and founder of Breast Care International, CEO of The Peace and Love Hospitals, chair of the Ghana Cancer Board and chair of the Ghana non-communicable diseases (NCD) Alliance. We met during London Global Cancer Week and had a lot to talk about.

This is the second of 2 episodes. In this episode we discuss the early detection of breast cancer, community education, advocacy, palliative care, survivorship and more. Follow us on twitter @GlobalOncPod to ensure you don't miss out on future episodes.

Learn more about Breast Care International and donate at bciamerica.org.

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Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai is a breast surgeon in Ghana, president and founder of Breast Care International, CEO of The Peace and Love Hospitals, chair of the Ghana Cancer Board and chair of the Ghana non-communicable diseases (NCD) Alliance. We met during London Global Cancer Week and had a lot to talk about!

In this, the first of 2 episodes, we discuss the crucial role of surgery, how surgeons can get involved and funding of cancer care in low- and middle-income countries. Follow us (www.twitter.com/globaloncpod) to ensure you don't miss out on the second part of the interview. 

Learn more about Breast Care International and donate here: www.bciamerica.org

Find more information about the surgical oncology webinars here: www.ghcuniversity.org/surgery

Find more information about London Global Cancer Week here: www.lgcw.org.uk

This is the second half of our interview with Dr Kristin Schroeder, an Assistant Professor of global health and paediatrics at Duke Global Health Institute.

In this episode, we learn more about the importance of team-work and collaboration in setting up a paediatric oncology service in Tanzania. We also explore the role of the iCCARE Foundation (www.i-ccare.org) and what motivates Dr Schroeder in her work.

The iCCARE Foundation is an organisation co-founded by Dr Schroeder and Professor Nelson Chao to support capacity development in Tanzania. Check out their website (www.i-ccare.org) where you can also donate.

Please find more info on our website www.globaloncologypodcast.com or Twitter @GlobalOncPod.

Children living in low-resource settings with cancer are much less likely to survive than children in high-resource settings. In the next two episodes we explore reasons for this and how we can address this disparity.

Dr Kristin Schroeder is an Assistant Professor of global health and paediatrics at Duke Global Health Institute. In this episode, Dr Schroeder shares her experience of setting up a paediatric oncology programme in the lake zone of Tanzania.

The iCCARE Foundation is an organisation co-founded by Dr Schroeder and Professor Nelson Chao to support capacity development in Tanzania. Listen in to understand what role this organisation has and check out their website (www.i-ccare.org) where you can also donate.

This is the first of 2 episodes with Dr Schroeder, follow us on twitter (www.twitter.com/globaloncpod) to ensure you don’t miss the next instalment.

Dr Beda Likonda works as a clinical oncologist at Bugando Medical Centre in Tanzania. This is the second part of his interview.

Listen in to learn how radiotherapy services can be adapted to treat children with cancer and how we can facilitate multi-disciplinary team working. Dr Beda Likonda call for improvements to surgical specialist training, help with database creation and expansion of the service.

Get in touch via twitter @GlobalOncPod or our website, globaloncologypodcast.com where you can also find part one of this interview.

Why is radiotherapy so important in global cancer care? How is a new radiotherapy unit set up? What are the key opportunities and challenges ahead? Clinical oncologist Dr Beda Likonda, describes the set-up and running of a radiotherapy unit in northern Tanzania. Listen in to find out more.
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