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COFAC-Col: A Cervical Cancer Control Networking Initiative in Five French-Speaking African Countries

Authors :
Ulrick Bisvigou
Ingrid Labouba
Xavier Sastre-Garau
Blaise N'Kegoum
Mamadou Diop
Gisèle Woto Gaye
Corine Engohan Aloghe
Ismaël Hervé Koumakpayi
Tsitohery Francine Andriamampionona
Emmanuel Koffi
Isaac Sandjong
Andry Ratovohery
Nicolas Berthet
Daniel Ekra
Paul Jean Adrien Atangana
Coumba Toure Kane
Halimatou Diop-Ndiaye
Mala Rakoto-Andrianarivelo
Pierre Marie Tebeu
Pamela Moussavou Boundzanga
Judith Didi Coulibaly
Nantenaina Randrianjafisamindrakotroka
Christine Berling
Hermann Nabi
Fetra Angelot Rakotomalala
Hortense Faye Kette
Richard Njouom
Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF)
Institut national du cancer [Boulogne] (INCA)
Hôpital Aristide-Le-Dantec
Cancer Institute of Libreville
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire [Treichville] (CHU)
Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire
Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)
Institut National d'Hygiène Publique [Côte d'Ivoire] (INHP)
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Yaoundé
Partenaires INRAE
Centre d’Infectiologie Charles-Mérieux, Université d’Antananarivo - Madagascar
Université d'Antananarivo
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona (CHUJRA)
Université de Fianarantsoa
Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine - Alexis Vautrin [Nancy] (UNICANCER/ICL)
UNICANCER
In memory of Dr. Benedicte Contamin from Centre d'Infectiologie Charles Merieux (Madagascar), deceased during the implementation of this project
Source :
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, American Association for Cancer Research, 2016, 25 (6), pp.1004-1005. ⟨10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1248⟩
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
HAL CCSD, 2016.

Abstract

Cancer is a global issue with significant disparities in the way it affects populations within and across countries. Cervical cancer disproportionately affects the poorest regions of the world. It is the leading cause of cancer-related death for women living in sub-Saharan Africa ([1–3][1]).

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10559965 and 15387755
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, American Association for Cancer Research, 2016, 25 (6), pp.1004-1005. ⟨10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1248⟩
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d3ceef0e28d1e5c62ef7aca660908c2d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1248⟩