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Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a Lancet Oncology Commission · Sankore

Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a Lancet Oncology Commission

2022The Lancet OncologyJournalOpen access

10.1016/s1470-2045(21)00720-8 Full text392 citations

Authors

53 authors across 50 institutions in 16 countries.

Wilfred NgwaFirst authorCorresponding
- Université de Yaoundé I (CM)
- ICT University (CM)
Beatrice W Addai
Isaac Adewole
- University of Ibadan (NG)
Victoria Ainsworth
James Alaro
Olusegun I Alatise
- Obafemi Awolowo University (NG)
Zipporah Ali
Benjamin O Anderson
- Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory / Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of South Africa

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Global Cancer Incidence and Screeninglevel 3 · 1.00
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapylevel 3 · 1.00
Global Health and Surgerylevel 3 · 0.99

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openalexseen September 9, 2026
2022 · The Lancet Oncology · 392 citations
https://openalex.org/W4229439346

(ZA)

University of Lagos (NG)
Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NG)

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)

Christopher M. Booth

as printed: Christopher M Booth

Jean-Marie Dangou

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)

University of Cape Town (ZA)
South African Medical Research Council (ZA)

Shekinah N C Elmore

Suez Canal University (EG)

Ministry of Health (RW)

University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)

Serigne-Magueye Gueye

Laila Hessissen

Uganda Cancer Institute (UG)

Zisis Kozlakidis

Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CM)

University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)

Sulma I Mohammed

Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (KE)

Annet Nakaganda

Uganda Cancer Institute (UG)

University of Zimbabwe (ZW)

Ocean Road Cancer Institute (TZ)

Ocean Road Cancer Institute (TZ)

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)

Christian Ntizimira

Timothy R Rebbeck

University of Ghana (GH)

Fidel Rubagumya

University of Global Health Equity (RW)
Rwanda Military Hospital (RW)

Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (KE)

Stellenbosch University (ZA)
Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)

Richard Sullivan

William Swanson

Verna Vanderpuye

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)

Ghana Wildlife Society (GH)

David KerrSenior author