Category: cancer

The Stakes are High, the Goal the Same – Overcome Cancer

Dr. Elizabeth Van Dyne and Dr. Hussain Khalid, Professor Medical Oncology, Cairo University at WHO consultation in Cairo, Egypt

As a pediatric oncologist, I have sat across from a family and told them the heart wrenching news that their child has cancer. Many families tell me later that this was the worst day of their lives. Although I was the bearer of bad news, I had a strong oncology training, a collaborative team of Read More >

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Why I Care about Cancer in Developing Countries

Being treated for cancer in a lonely hospital room in Guatemala City.

I’m 30 years old and have already had cancer three times. If I lived in a developing country I likely would have died from my testicular cancer, or from my melanoma, or almost surely from my recurrence of melanoma that spread to the liver and brain. Fortunately for me, I have the opportunity to access Read More >

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A Call for Action: Responding to the Tobacco Epidemic and the Price of Cigarettes

Woman smoking tobacco

“Raising taxes to increase the price of tobacco products is the most effective means to reduce tobacco use and encourage smokers to quit.” – WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2013 Real People, Real Stories Mehmet Nuhoğlu started smoking when he was in middle school at the age of 12 after hearing that real Read More >

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