Closing

The workshop closed with a Q&A session and online polls to assess learning and key take aways from participants. The Q&A session generated rich discussion that demonstrated the learning that had taken place during the workshop, and added further nuance and clarity regarding specific contexts or aspects of early detection.

“It is ok to use clinical breast examination for screening and it can be very effective”

“I learned about the GBCI and its targets”

More generally, over 36 answers were collected via the online poll, with main learning points highlighted by participants related to CBE as being an effective tool for early diagnosis; understanding the diagnosis interval recommended by GBCI, and the importance and relevance of law in cancer control:

“Law makes a difference and can help improve the diagnosis interval”

“Implementation of the NCCP is a must”

“Early diagnosis within 60 days reduces mortality”

“Any task is feasible after a clear and intelligent plan!”

“Attending the WCC Breast Cancer Workshop was a truly beneficial experience. What I found most valuable was learning about the evidence for the use of clinical breast examination (CBE) as a screening method, and knowing that there is real value in developing and sustaining its use in our resource-limited settings. In addition to sharing this knowledge with clinicians, we are planning to have training sessions with doctors and nurses on performing CBE to ensure the correct technique is used consistently, and women with suspicious findings are referred for further investigations without delay.”

Participants

Aileen Antolin, Programme Director, Kasuso Foundation, Philippines

Alexandra Nuñez, President, Unidos Contra el Cáncer, Costa Rica

Alexandru Eniu, Senior Medical Oncologist, ABC Global Alliance, European School of Oncology, Portugal

Ana Garces, Country Director, Jhpiego, Guatemala

Anna Cabanes, Senior Advisor, Global Focus on Cancer, USA

Annah Espejo, Coordinator, Capacity, Building, UICC, Switzerland

Bangaly Traore, Programme Coordinator, Association Guinéenne pour la Lutte contre le Cancer, Guinea

Benjamin Anderson, Medical Officer, Cancer Control, WHO, Switzerland

Blaise Nkegoum, Professor of Pathology and Oncology, University Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Carolyn Taylor, Founder/Executive Director, Global Focus on Cancer, USA

Catherine Kasongo Mwaba, Head Consultant Radiation and Clinical Oncologist, Cancer Diseases Hospital, Zambia

Catia Alas, Programme Coordinator, Ministry of Health Guatemala

Ceisy Nita Wuntu, Lecturer, Cancer Information Support Center Association, Indonesia

Chemtai Mungo, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, USA

Clara McKay, CEO, World Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Canada

Clarito Cairo Jr., Programme Manager of the National Integrated Cancer Control Programme, Department of Health, Philippines

Corrine Beaumont, CEO, Know Your Lemons Foundation, USA

Cremelda Parkinson Pratt, CEO/Founder, Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation, Sierra Leone

Eliza Puente, Director, Asociación Mexicana Contra el Cáncer de Mama, Mexico

Emily Kobayashi, Senior Director NCDs, Clinton Health Access Initiative, USA

Fatima Haggar, NCCP Coordinator, Chad

Florence Manjuh, Women's Health Program Supervisor, Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Cameroon

Hadi Abu Rasheed, Scientific Advisor, Qatar Cancer Society, Qatar

Hadiza Arome, Senior Programme Manager, Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Nigeria

Hanaa Serry, Board Secretary, Baheya Foundation for Early Detection and Treatment of Breast Cancer, Egypt

Hauwa Kakudi, Founder, Save a Life Cancer Awareness and Support Network, Nigeria

Hina Hashmi, Director, Atomic Energy Medical Centre, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Pakistan

Huong Tran, Vice Director of the National Institute for Cancer Control, Vietnam

Irene Benson, Director of Development, Know Your Lemons Foundation, USA

Ishak Lawal, Consultant Gynaecologist, End Cervical Cancer Nigeria Initiative, Nigeria

Jacqueline Beuchot, Public Relations Manager, FUCAM, Mexico

Julie Gralow, Chief Medical Officer, ASCO, USA

June Lee, CEO, Breast Specialist of South Florida, USA

Jonas Nsengiyumva, Cancer Focal Point and Supervisor of the Cancer Registry of Bujumbura, Kenyera, Burundi

Khin Thiri, CEO, Pink Rose (Pun Yuang Hninsi) Breast Cancer Patient Support Group, Myanmar

Kirstie Graham, Director, Capacity Building, UICC, Switzerland

Kyle Srinivasan, Global Patient Partnership Director Breast Cancer & Women's Health, F-Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland

Leshia Hansen, Cancer Screening and Prevention Specialist, National Cancer Institute, USA

Lisseth Ruiz de Campos, Founder and President, Asociación Salvadoreña para la Prevención del Cáncer, El Salvador

Lucy Ma, Director Global Oncology Public Affairs, Pfizer, USA

Lydia Pace, Assistant Professor, Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, USA

Maira Caleffi, Volunteer President, FEMAMA, Brazil

Maria Lourdes Cortez del Rosario, Chairman, Philippine Foundation for Breast Care, Inc. (Kasuso), Philippines

Marina AlBada, Oncology Policy Taskforce Coordinator, Novartis, UAE

Mary Nyangasi, Head, Division of National Cancer Control Programme, Kenya

Mary Wong, Chairman, Global Chinese Breast Cancer Organizations Alliance, Hong Kong

Maura McCarthy, Senior Technical Advisor, Jhpiego, USA

Mélanie Samson, Senior Manager, Capacity Building, UICC, Switzerland

Melissa Lim, Committee Member, Society for Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Kuching, Malaysia

Miriam Mutebi, Vice President, AORTIC, Kenya

Mishka Kohli Cira, Public Health Advisor, National Cancer Institute, USA

Naufel Mohammed, Executive Secretary, Zanzibar Outreach Programme, Tanzania

Nayi Zongo, Surgical Oncologist/President, COBUCAN, Burkina Faso

Nazima Dharsee, Oncologist, Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Tanzania

Neha Goel, Surgical Oncologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Miami, USA

Ngozi Ejedimu, Patient Navigation/ Community Engagement, The Judah Foundation for Breast Cancer, Nigeria

Noelene Kotschan, CEO and Founder, PinkDrive NPC, South Africa

Partha Basu, Head, Early Detection, Prevention and Infections Branch, IARC, France

Patricia Njiri, Programme Director NCDs, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Kenya

Peter Vuylsteke, Medical Oncologist, University of Botswana/ Botswana Rutgers Partnership for Health, Botswana

Sabrina Zucchello, Senior Manager, Capacity Building, UICC, Switzerland

Sally Donaldson, Fellowships Manager, UICC, Switzerland

Sefonias Getachew, Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Sinéad Troy, Consultant, Capacity Building, UICC, Switzerland

Sitna Mwanzi, Medical Oncologist, Kenya Society of Haematology and Oncology, Kenya

Yawavi Gloria Gbenonsi, President, African League for the Fight Against Breast Cancer, Belgium

Yin Yin Htun, President, Shwe Yaung Hnin Si Cancer Foundation, Myanmar

Partners and collaborators

This workshop was delivered as part of UICC’s Breast Cancer Programme, kindly supported by the following UICC partners. UICC’s Breast Cancer Programme aims to contribute to the reduction of premature deaths from breast cancer and improve the quality of life of patients, by strengthening the capacity of key breast cancer actors and engaging them in support of the WHO Global Breast Cancer Initiative (GBCI) targets.

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