All things seem possible in May! We are pleased to announce that Carolyn Reyes-Guzman will join Tram Kim Lam to serve as co-chairs for the DCCPS International and Global Health Interest Group and co-editors of the associated newsletter. More than ever, DCCPS continues to play a critical role in addressing the cancer burden domestically and internationally and has elevated the importance of global research capacity, evidence-based practices, and partnerships to advance cancer control global efforts. The goal of the DCCPS International and Global Health Activities newsletter is to provide updates, highlights, and accomplishments of the DCCPS staff involved in global cancer activities at NCI and NIH. Our partnership with the NCI Center for Global Health and collaborations with other organizations on global health initiatives exemplify the collective mission to provide funding opportunities and accelerate progress in cancer control and population science research. We look forward to your participation to the DCCPS International Interest Group meetings and contribution to this newsletter.

Tram Kim Lam, PhD, MPH
Carolyn Reyes-Guzman, PhD, MPH
Co-chairs, DCCPS International Interest Group

Noteworthy Reports

Publishing Case Studies in Global Implementation Science

Gila Neta is co-editor for a collection of case studies documenting examples of rigorous implementation research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This collection, published in Implementation Science Communications, was developed by Fogarty’s Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS), in collaboration with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The research articles provide practical examples of how to select, adapt, and apply implementation science models, theories, or frameworks to global settings, develop and test implementation strategies, and evaluate implementation processes and outcomes. More details are available at https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/impscicasestudies.

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Meeting Reports

Rural Cancer Control Presentation for Global Cancer Consortium Webinar Series

On February 25, 2022, Robin Vanderpool delivered a virtual presentation on NCI’s rural cancer control research priorities as part of the Global Cancer Consortium's Community Outreach Webinar Series. The mission of the Global Cancer Consortium is to foster global transdisciplinary collaborations in cancer education, research, treatment, and community outreach to overcome cancer.

Tobacco Control Presentation to the Institut National du Cancer

In December 2021, Carolyn Reyes-Guzman was invited by the Institut National du Cancer (INCa) to give a presentation in French on the US landscape of e-cigarettes and novel tobacco products and opportunities to advance tobacco control research. (Dr. Reyes-Guzman’s presentation starts around 0:40:00).

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Upcoming Events

May DCCPS International Interest Group Meeting

The next DCCPS International Interest Group Meeting will take place on May 25th at 9:00 a.m. EST. The group has invited INCa to co-present at the meeting to discuss our ongoing partnership and a planned workshop on the “State-of-the-science of tobacco cessation interventions and tobacco prevention.” More information about the workshop will be shared in a meeting invitation to the division.

DCCPS Presentations at World Cancer Congress

Emily Tonorezos will chair a session at the 2022 World Cancer Congress, scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, October 18-20, 2022. The session, “Global cancer survivorship: value of research and training for improved patient outcomes and policy development,“ will be included in the digital offerings on the meeting’s website, https://www.worldcancercongress.org/about/2022-wcc-geneva.

Stephanie Land will also be presenting at this conference. Her session is entitled “Increasing capacity for system-wide adoption of tobacco cessation as a first-line cancer treatment: examples from North America and Europe.”

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