The Burden of Cancer in Developing Countries: A Global Health Council Report on the Cancer Advocacy and Learning Institute
In 2009, The Global Health Council established the Cancer Control Advocacy and Learning Initiative, a project to raise awareness about the burden of cancer in developing countries and to develop policy, advocacy and research agendas to guide the global health community’s work on this topic of increasing concern. The Initiative included a critical review of the peer-reviewed literature on cancers associated with reproductive health and with infectious diseases; focus groups with CEOs, academic leaders, and program implementers; an online survey with 174 respondents; working group meetings with community partners; and a panel discussion on the burden of cancer in developing countries.