Past Global Health Events

The Lancet Commission on Women, Power, and Cancer addresses urgent questions at the intersection of social inequality, cancer risk and outcomes, and the status of women in society. In this London Global Cancer Week session, the Commission will introduce key performance indicators to evaluate the global implementation of the 10 key recommendations for impactful and lasting change, as proposed in the September 2023 Commission report.

This London Global Cancer Week session will explore how findings from the Every Woman Study, an ovarian cancer patient experience study, can drive transformational change in cancer care around the world. Featuring a mix of presentations from leading experts, videos, and live discussion.

Thursday, September 26th, World Cancer Research Day members will join Queen Letizia of Spain at the International Foundation of Medicine in Milan to raise awareness about the importance of cancer research in the fight against cancer worldwide.

In celebration of World Cancer Research Day, the Center for Global Health (CGH) has partnered with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), to present a digital session at the 17th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities promoting health equity through innovation and cancer research.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Center for Global Health (CGH) are participating in several scientific and paid fire oral abstract sessions at the Union for International Cancer Control 2024 World Cancer Congress, September 17-19, 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The National Institute on Aging and the U.S. Agency for International Development explore international perspectives on health, aging, and longevity. Moderated by Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, this dialogue between Drs. Atul Gawande and Richard Hodes will discuss how international perspectives on health and longevity help us to understand the drivers of healthy aging around the world.

This virtual Community of Practice (CoP) session is part of the Global Training for Research and Equity in Cancer (GlobTREC) Initiative. This CoP session will bring together early-stage investigators from Africa to discuss finding funding for cancer research.

The NIH Sex and Gender Differences in Cancer Virtual Workshop Series will feature four 3-hour virtual sessions on different aspects of this topic between February and June 2024. This series of virtual workshops will bring together those that are interested in sex and gender differences in cancer in the areas of basic biology, genomics, epigenetics, immunology, clinical/translational science, as well as population science, to not only learn about the latest research findings but to also identify gaps in our knowledge, identify potential collaborative opportunities, and learn best practices for methodology and reporting.

The Lancet Commission on Women, Power, and Cancer was created to address issues at the intersection of social inequality, cancer risk and outcomes, and the status of women in society. This session at ASCO's 2024 Annual Meeting will serve as the North American launch of the Commission Report.

The NIH Sex and Gender Differences in Cancer Virtual Workshop Series will feature four 3-hour virtual sessions on different aspects of this topic between February and June 2024. This series of virtual workshops will bring together those that are interested in sex and gender differences in cancer in the areas of basic biology, genomics, epigenetics, immunology, clinical/translational science, as well as population science, to not only learn about the latest research findings but to also identify gaps in our knowledge, identify potential collaborative opportunities, and learn best practices for methodology and reporting.