Global Cancer Research and Control Seminar Series 2025 (Past Webinars)
Past Webinars
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | 10:00 - 11:00am ET
The National Cancer Grid, India: Eliminating Disparities in Cancer Care
C.S. Pramesh, M.S., Director
Tata Memorial Hospital
C.S. Pramesh, M.S., FRCS, is the Director of the Tata Memorial Hospital and Professor and Head of Thoracic Surgery at the Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Union for International Cancer Control and convenes the National Cancer Grid of India, a large network of 244 cancer centers in India. The mandate of the National Cancer Grid is to provide uniform standards of cancer care across the country. Dr. Pramesh is highly committed to efforts towards reducing inequities in cancer care and making cancer treatment accessible to all geographic regions and strata of society. He is also a visiting professor at the Division of Cancer Studies, King’s College London and the Institute of Cancer Policy, King’s Health Partners, London. His clinical interests include the management of esophageal and lung cancers, minimally invasive surgery, and comparative effectiveness research. He is the Principal Investigator in several investigator-initiated research studies including randomized trials on cancer screening, surgical techniques, neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment of thoracic cancers.
Dr. Pramesh's broader research interests include cancer policy, health equity, value-based care, and health services research. He has more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, and book chapters on various topics including thoracic oncology, clinical research methods, translational research, health equity, and cancer policy. He completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Trials at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. He is keen on promoting training in clinical research methods and conducts several courses on clinical research methodology, biostatistics, and scientific writing. He also serves on the advisory boards of several national and international research organizations and granting agencies.
Abstract
Dr. Pramesh will discuss the development and goals of the National Cancer Grid of India, which seeks to provide uniform standards of cancer care across the country. Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | 10:00 - 11:00am ET
Breast Cancer Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa
Valerie McCormack, Ph.D., Epidemiologist
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Valerie McCormack, Ph.D., is an Epidemiologist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in France.
Steady Chasimpha, M.Sc., Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Steady Chasimpha, M.Sc., is an Epidemiologist in the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health at the and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.