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Verna Vanderpuye · Sankore

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Verna Vanderpuye

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0003-3656-6965

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Publications

60

Citations

1,737

h-index

16

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

20

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital66 works
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital1 works
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission1 works
Ministry of Health1 works

Publications

60 works in the graph, newest first.

Etiology of gene expression‐based subtypes of breast cancer in the Ghana Breast Health Study
2026International Journal of CancerJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/ijc.70332
Management of epithelial ovarian cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a survey of practicing physicians
2026ecancermedicalscienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.3332/ecancer.2026.2125
Trends in female breast cancer incidence and mortality in adolescents and young adults in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1990 to 2023.
2026Journal of Clinical OncologyJournalSenior author0 citations10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.e22585
Targeting Inequities: Addressing Lung Cancer Care Challenges in Africa Through Drug Access, Radiotherapy, and Surgical Innovations
2026JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1200/go-25-00692

The African Cancer Leaders Institute: a decade of strategic development of the African next generation leaders in cancer care, research, education and advocacy

2026BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020918

Cancer immunotherapy clinical trials to support urgently needed access in low- and middle-income countries: a report from the SITC global access and impact committee

2025Journal for ImmunoTherapy of CancerJournalOpen access16 citations10.1136/jitc-2024-011258

Patterns of cancer in Needle Hospital, Hargeisa, Somaliland from July 2022 to June 2023

2025ecancermedicalscienceJournalOpen access3 citations10.3332/ecancer.2025.1904

Aflatoxin exposure and primary liver cancer in Ghana

2025BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017626

Access to radical and palliative radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries: challenges, progress, and future directions

2025Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative CareJournal2 citations10.1097/spc.0000000000000783

Successful treatment of metastatic dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the breast to the lungs with imatinib mesylate: a case report

2025ecancermedicalscienceJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.3332/ecancer.2025.1912

A proposed framework for monitoring and evaluating progress at the intersection of women, power, and cancer

2025The LancetJournal1 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00511-2

Barriers to Breast Cancer Care for Women Presenting at District and Regional-Level Hospitals in Ghana: Findings From the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes Ghana Study

2025JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen access1 citations10.1200/go-25-00275

Lung Cancer in Patients of African Descent: A Transcontinental Review of Epidemiology, Disparities, Outcomes, and Opportunities for Equity in Africa, North America, South America, and the Caribbean

2025JTO Clinical and Research ReportsJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100887

Professional Development Among African Oncologists: Examining Professional Development Activities, Satisfaction Levels, Barriers, and Enablers

2025Journal of Cancer EducationJournal0 citations10.1007/s13187-024-02527-5

JCO Global Oncology Special Series on International Quality by IQSG

2025JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1200/go-25-00033

Breast Cancer Incidence Rates in Ghanaian and US Black Women From 2013 Through 2015

2025JAMA Network OpenJournalOpen access0 citations10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37160

PT2.17.04 First Assessment of IASLC Inclusive Practices and Challenges: Results From the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Survey

2025Journal of Thoracic OncologyJournal0 citations10.1016/j.jtho.2025.09.1182

Adherence to Choosing Wisely Africa recommendations in breast cancer care: a cross-sectional study across three Sub-Saharan African centres

2025BMJ OpenJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093973

Radiotherapy and theranostics: a Lancet Oncology Commission

2024The Lancet OncologyJournalOpen access133 citations10.1016/s1470-2045(24)00407-8

Addressing challenges in low-income and middle-income countries through novel radiotherapy research opportunities

2024The Lancet OncologyJournalOpen access24 citations10.1016/s1470-2045(24)00038-x

Prevalence of Preferences for End-of-Life Place of Care and Death Among Patients With Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2024JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen access17 citations10.1200/go.24.00014

Quality indicators for evaluating cancer care in low-income and middle-income country settings: a multinational modified Delphi study

2024The Lancet OncologyJournal17 citations10.1016/s1470-2045(23)00568-5

Global Equity in Clinical Trials: An ASCO Policy Statement

2024JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen access16 citations10.1200/go.24.00015

Pediatric cancer research trends and performance in Africa: A bibliometric analysis from 1991 to 2022

2024Pediatric Hematology Oncology JournalJournalOpen access6 citations10.1016/j.phoj.2024.06.006

Medical Tourism for Cancer Treatment: Trends, Trajectories, and Perspectives From African Countries

2024JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen access4 citations10.1200/go.24.00131

Sex and authorship in global cancer research

2024BMJ OncologyJournalOpen access6 citations10.1136/bmjonc-2023-000200

Expanding Access to Computed Tomographic Staging and Three-Dimensional Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer in Ghana

2024JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen access4 citations10.1200/go.23.00266

Strengthening Capacity in Radiotherapy Skills to Deliver High-Quality Treatments in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Qualitative Study

2024International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsJournalOpen access3 citations10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.10.005

Outcomes and Toxicities After Treatment for Men Diagnosed With Localized Prostate Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2024Advances in Radiation OncologyJournalOpen access3 citations10.1016/j.adro.2024.101670

Challenges faced by women oncologists in Africa: a mixed methods study

2024BMJ OncologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.1136/bmjonc-2023-000125

Neglected cancer care needs among the nomadic pastoralist communities in sub-Saharan Africa: a call to action

2024BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014207

Lung Cancer in Ghana

2024Journal of Thoracic OncologyJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.jtho.2024.03.018

Women, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission

2023The LancetJournalOpen access160 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01701-4

Common Sense Oncology: outcomes that matter

2023The Lancet OncologyJournal103 citations10.1016/s1470-2045(23)00319-4

Associations of Circulating Estrogens and Estrogen Metabolites with Fecal and Oral Microbiome in Postmenopausal Women in the Ghana Breast Health Study

2023Microbiology SpectrumJournalOpen access26 citations10.1128/spectrum.01572-23

Low-Value Surgical Procedures in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2023JAMA Network OpenJournalOpen access21 citations10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42215

Geographic Accessibility of Radiation Therapy Facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa

2023International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsJournal22 citations10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.10.018

Mapping of Radiation Oncology and Gynecologic Oncology Services Available to Treat the Growing Burden of Cervical Cancer in Africa

2023International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsJournalOpen access11 citations10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.10.036

Mobile-Based Application Interventions to Enhance Cancer Control and Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

2023International Journal of Public HealthJournalOpen access5 citations10.3389/ijph.2023.1606413

Status of Peer Review in Radiation Oncology: A Survey of Cancer Centers in Sub-Saharan Africa

2023International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsJournal4 citations10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.04.012

Pharmaceutical industry relationships with oncologists in sub-Saharan Africa

2023The Lancet OncologyJournal6 citations10.1016/s1470-2045(22)00639-8

Redefining Cancer Research Priorities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the Post–COVID-19 Global Context: A Modified Delphi Consensus Process

2023JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen access3 citations10.1200/go.23.00111

More Drugs Versus More Data: The Tug of War on Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2023Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North AmericaJournalSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.hoc.2023.06.010

Pregnancy Associated Invasive Apocrine Carcinoma of the Breast: Case Report from Ethiopia

2023Breast Cancer Targets and TherapyJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.2147/bctt.s405612

Highlights from the Second Choosing Wisely Africa conference: a roadmap to value-based cancer care in East Africa (9–10 February 2023, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

2023ecancermedicalscienceJournalOpen access1 citations10.3332/ecancer.2023.1548

Mosquito control exposures and breast cancer risk: analysis of 1071 cases and 2096 controls from the Ghana Breast Health Study

2023Breast Cancer ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s13058-023-01737-x

Priorities for cancer research in low- and middle-income countries: a global perspective

2022Nature MedicineJournalOpen access428 citations10.1038/s41591-022-01738-x

Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a Lancet Oncology Commission

2022The Lancet OncologyJournalOpen access392 citations10.1016/s1470-2045(21)00720-8

Financial toxicity of cancer care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2022Supportive Care in CancerJournalOpen accessCorresponding112 citations10.1007/s00520-022-07044-z

Breast cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and ethical appraisal

2022BMC CancerJournalOpen accessSenior author40 citations10.1186/s12885-022-09299-5

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