Enhancing cervical and breast cancer training in Africa with e-learning

Joel Fokom Domgue¹, Issimouha Dille², Laura Fry³, Rosine Mafoma⁴, Celine Bouchard⁵, David Ngom⁶, Nathalie Ledaga⁷, Freddy Gnangnon⁸, Mamadou Diop⁹, Bangaly Traore¹⁰, Mala Pande¹¹, Joseph Kamgno¹², Mohenou Isidore Diomande¹³, Pierre-Marie Tebeu¹⁴, Fabrice Lecuru¹⁵, Marie Plante¹⁶, Jean-Marie Dangou², Sanjay Shete¹⁷

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¹ Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon; Le Centre Inter-états d'Enseignement Supérieur en Santé Publique d'Afrique Centrale, Brazzaville, Congo.
² The African Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), Brazzaville, Congo.
³ The American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), Clarksburg, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bonassama District Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
⁵ Clinique de recherche en santé des femmes, Quebec, QC, Canada.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keur Massar Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.
⁷ National Cancer Control Program, Ministry of Health, Gabon.
⁸ Department of Surgical Oncology, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital, Cotonou, Benin.
⁹ Juliot-Curie Cancer Institute, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.
¹⁰ Surgical Oncology Unit, Donka National Hospital, Ministry of Health, Conakry, Guinea.
¹¹ Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
¹² Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon.
¹³ University Teaching Hospital of Cocody, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
¹⁴ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon; Le Centre Inter-états d'Enseignement Supérieur en Santé Publique d'Afrique Centrale, Brazzaville, Congo.
¹⁵ Institut Curie, Paris, France.
¹⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU de Quebec, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada.
¹⁷ Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: sshete@mdanderson.org.

PMID: 36521948
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00499-5

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Enhancing cervical and breast cancer training in Africa with e-learning

Joel Fokom Domgue et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Jan.

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. 2023 Jan;11(1):e28-e29.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00499-5.

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¹ Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon; Le Centre Inter-états d'Enseignement Supérieur en Santé Publique d'Afrique Centrale, Brazzaville, Congo.
² The African Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), Brazzaville, Congo.
³ The American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), Clarksburg, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bonassama District Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
⁵ Clinique de recherche en santé des femmes, Quebec, QC, Canada.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keur Massar Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.
⁷ National Cancer Control Program, Ministry of Health, Gabon.
⁸ Department of Surgical Oncology, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital, Cotonou, Benin.
⁹ Juliot-Curie Cancer Institute, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.
¹⁰ Surgical Oncology Unit, Donka National Hospital, Ministry of Health, Conakry, Guinea.
¹¹ Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
¹² Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon.
¹³ University Teaching Hospital of Cocody, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
¹⁴ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon; Le Centre Inter-états d'Enseignement Supérieur en Santé Publique d'Afrique Centrale, Brazzaville, Congo.
¹⁵ Institut Curie, Paris, France.
¹⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU de Quebec, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada.
¹⁷ Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: sshete@mdanderson.org.

PMID: 36521948
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00499-5

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