Ongoing international oncology collaboration works to empower health care workers and save lives across diverse resource environments. Accra, GHANA , Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- International oncology experts are gathering in Accra, Ghana for a series of meetings beginning today, to update cancer treatment recommendations in the NCCN Harmonized GuidelinesTM for Sub-Saharan Africa.
This is the latest event from a longstanding collaboration between the African Cancer Coalition (ACC), American Cancer Society (ACS), and National Comprehensive Cancer Network ® (NCCN ® ), and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) that collectively form the group Allied Against Cancer. Together, the organizations are focused on providing context-appropriate, evidence-based cancer care strategies that address the unique challenges faced across the region. The NCCN Harmonized GuidelinesTM for Sub-Saharan Africa are free resources for optimizing and standardizing cancer care across the region.
They are available at NCCN.org/harmonized or via the Virtual Library of NCCN Guidelines ® App . "The Sub-Saharan Africa region is dealing with a rising rate of cancer incidences.
Standardizing care based on the latest evidence-based expert consensus-driven recommendations helps ensure consistency in treatment and enables better planning for how to use available resources," said Dr. Henry Ddungu , Senior Consultant, Hematology/Oncology; African Cancer Coalition . "We can ensure people with cancer receiv.