Closing the Cancer Divide Through Ubuntu: Information and Communication Technology-Powered Models for Global Radiation Oncology

Wilfred Ngwa¹, Twalib Ngoma², Anthony Zietman³, Nina Mayr⁴, Ahmed Elzawawy⁵, Thomas A Winningham⁶, Onyinye Balogun⁷, Nelly Enwerem-Bromson⁸, Christian Ntizimira⁹, Olufunmilayo I Olopade¹⁰, Doyin Oluwole¹¹, Folakemi Odedina¹², Makeda Williams¹³, John Flanigan¹³, Lydia Asana¹⁴, Kenneth Ngwa¹⁴, Stephen Avery¹⁵, Julianne M Pollard¹⁶, Teboh Roland¹⁷, Neba Funwi-gabga¹⁸, Victor Mbarika¹⁹, Patricia Hardenbergh²⁰, Karen Winkfield³, Yakov Pipman²¹, Christina Stefan²², Mamsau Ngoma²³, Sulma Mohammed²⁴, Matthew Katz²⁵, Sajo Erno²⁶, Janaki Moni²⁷, Thomas Fitzgerald²⁷, Nathan Tonlaar²⁸, Jason Efstathiou³, David Gierga³, Charles Ayo²⁹, Felicia Knaul³⁰, Mary Gospodarowicz³¹, G Mike Makrigiorgos³², Paul L Nguyen³²

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¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts. Electronic address: wngwa@lroc.harvard.edu.
² Department of Clinical Oncology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Rondebosch, South Africa.
⁶ Health First Cancer Institute, Titusville, Florida.
⁷ Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.
⁸ Program of Action for Cancer Therapy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
⁹ Kibagabaga Hospital, Kigali City, Rwanda.
¹⁰ Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
¹¹ Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, Dallas, Texas.
¹² African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Rondebosch, South Africa; College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
¹³ Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
¹⁴ African Renaissance Ambassador Corporation, Orlando, Florida.
¹⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹⁶ Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
¹⁷ Department of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
¹⁸ Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
¹⁹ Information and Communication Technology University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
²⁰ Shaw Regional Cancer Center, Edwards, Colorado.
²¹ International Educational Activities Committee, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, College Park, Maryland.
²² African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Rondebosch, South Africa; South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
²³ Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
²⁴ Department of Comparative Pathobiology and Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
²⁵ Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, Massachusetts.
²⁶ Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts.
²⁷ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
²⁸ Radiating Hope, Salt Lake City, Utah.
²⁹ Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
³⁰ Harvard Global Equity Initiative, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³¹ Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Avenue, M5G 2M9, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³² Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 26867873
PMCID: PMC4959435
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.10.063

Closing the Cancer Divide Through Ubuntu: Information and Communication Technology-Powered Models for Global Radiation Oncology

Wilfred Ngwa et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016.

. 2016 Mar 1;94(3):440-9.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.10.063. Epub 2015 Nov 6.

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts. Electronic address: wngwa@lroc.harvard.edu.
² Department of Clinical Oncology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Rondebosch, South Africa.
⁶ Health First Cancer Institute, Titusville, Florida.
⁷ Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.
⁸ Program of Action for Cancer Therapy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
⁹ Kibagabaga Hospital, Kigali City, Rwanda.
¹⁰ Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
¹¹ Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, Dallas, Texas.
¹² African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Rondebosch, South Africa; College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
¹³ Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
¹⁴ African Renaissance Ambassador Corporation, Orlando, Florida.
¹⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹⁶ Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
¹⁷ Department of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
¹⁸ Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
¹⁹ Information and Communication Technology University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
²⁰ Shaw Regional Cancer Center, Edwards, Colorado.
²¹ International Educational Activities Committee, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, College Park, Maryland.
²² African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Rondebosch, South Africa; South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
²³ Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
²⁴ Department of Comparative Pathobiology and Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
²⁵ Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, Massachusetts.
²⁶ Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts.
²⁷ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
²⁸ Radiating Hope, Salt Lake City, Utah.
²⁹ Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
³⁰ Harvard Global Equity Initiative, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³¹ Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Avenue, M5G 2M9, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³² Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 26867873
PMCID: PMC4959435
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.10.063

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