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Updated: 13 Dec 2020
- SIOP Organisations
- International Organisations
- WHO GICC
- Organisations – Asia
- Organisations – Europe
- Publications
- Positions
- Podcasts
- Training
Links to a lot of cancer related organisations, charities and societies are on the SIOP website here: https://siop-online.org/downloads/
SIOP Organisations
SIOP
No Child Should Die of Cancer. SIOP is the only global multidisciplinary society entirely devoted to paediatric and adolescent cancer.
SIOP Young Investigators
The SIOP Young Investigator NETwork (SIOP YI-NET) represents the interests of young investigators in the field of paediatric oncology.
SIOP Europe
The European Society for Paediatic Oncology. Our mission is to ensure a brighter future for European children and adolescents with cancer.
SIOP PODC
To improve access to and care for children and adolescents with cancer in low and middle income countries. Our 10 PODC Working Groups and their respective chairs stimulate and disseminate scientific and clinical knowledge in different fields of paediatric care.
International Organisations
World Child Cancer
https://www.worldchildcancer.org/
World Child Cancer supports children with cancer, and their families, in the developing world.
Childhood Cancer International
https://www.childhoodcancerinternational.org/
CCI is the largest patient support organization for childhood cancer. It is a global, parent-driven non-profit that represents more than 170 parent organizations, childhood cancer survivor associations, childhood cancer support groups, and cancer societies, in over 90 countries, across 5 continents.
Sanofi Espoir Foundation
The Sanofi Espoir Foundation was created in October 2010 by the Sanofi company to consolidate more than 20 years of commitment to national and international solidarity. Its mission is to contribute to reducing health inequalities among populations that need it most by applying a socially responsible approach.
My Child Matters
The Sanofi Espoir Foundation devised the My Child Matters initiative. In operation since 2006 with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and other partner organizations, this ambitious program provides financial support, aid from international experts, and in-country networking for project developers. It is one of the most important initiatives ever implemented to fight against pediatric cancer in developing countries.
MyChildMatters – Child PGI Noida Project
Dr Nita Radhakrishnan, Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist from Child PGI, Noida discusses the MyChildMatters Project and need for infection control in Childhood cancer care.
ecancer
ecancer’s mission is to raise the standards of care for cancer patients across the world through education. ecancer.org is a free online platform that allows everyone to share and benefit from new discoveries and developments. Website in Spanish and Englis
Childhood Cancer International (CCI)
https://www.childhoodcancerinternational.org/
Childhood Cancer International (CCI; formerly International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organizations) is an umbrella organization of childhood cancer grassroots and national parent organizations. Today, CCI is the largest patient support organization for childhood cancer.
Cure4Kids
Cure4Kids is a web-based education project of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with the mission of helping health professionals in countries with limited resources improve the survival rates of children with catastrophic illnesses, including pediatric cancer, sickle cell disease, and HIV/AIDS.
Union for International Cancer Control UICC
The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) unites and supports the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, to promote greater equity, and to ensure that cancer control continues to be a priority in the world health and development agenda.
WHO GICC
WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC)
https://www.who.int/cancer/childhood-cancer/en/
In September 2018 WHO announced a new effort – the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer – with the aim of reaching at least a 60% survival rate for children with cancer by 2030, thereby saving an additional one million lives.
Global initiative for childhood cancer Overview booklet
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/global-initiative-for-childhood-cancer
The Initiative brings together stakeholders from around the world and across sectors with the joint goal of increasing the survival rate at least by 60% by 2030 while reducing suffering and improving quality of life for children with cancer globally.
This Overview document reminds us: if we act now, “All hands in”, we can save one million lives over the next decade.
WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer | SIOP
https://siop-online.org/who-global-initiative-for-childhood-cancer/
SIOP’s actions so far have included setting up working groups to develop WHO technical packages and ad hoc promoted workshops in selected countries of the world. SIOP is contributing to the success of this initiative by providing the expertise and knowledge of its members (mostly PODC representatives), in the WHO GICC working groups and international workshops.
Organisations – Asia
HeadSmart Jordan
HeadSmart Jordan raises awareness among the public and professionals about pediatric brain tumours and shorten the time to diagnosis. Awareness materials about symptoms and signs of pediatric brain tumours are available in Arabic and English.
Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration
Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration is a Canadian non-profit foundation. Our team of Canadian and international health care professionals collaborates with local care professionals in lesser-resourced countries to help reduce the burden of cancer and other life limiting illnesses.
Pediatric Hemato-Oncology (PHO) India
To encourage and advance the knowledge and practice of Hematology Oncology in India. InPOG is part of PHO.
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospitals, Pakistan
To act as a model institution to alleviate the suffering of patients with cancer through the application of modern methods of curative and palliative therapy irrespective of their ability to pay, the education of health care professionals and the public and perform research into the causes and treatment of cancer.”
Indus Hospital (Pakistan) – Highlighting Our Hero: Rehana Panjwani
https://indushospital.org.pk/our-stories/highlighting-our-hero-rehana-panjwani/
A highly accomplished professional in her field who has worked for over 20 years, with 16 years of expertise in nursing in pediatric oncology, Rehana Panjwani is passionate about the field and how it can be transformed in Pakistan.
St Jude India ChildCare Centres
A place of hope for children undergoing treatment for cancer. · St. Jude India ChildCare Centres · A home away from home for underprivileged families during their child’s treatment for cancer.
Organisations – Europe
CCLG PODC
The group supports individual trainees, junior doctor training and nurse training, as well as various projects in developing countries. Members of the group also have links with individual projects in various countries, including Pakistan, Malawi and Nepal.
Publications
Free Biomedical Literature Resources
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/freehealthlit.html
Search citations to biomedical and life sciences articles dating from the 1950s to the present at //pubmed.gov.. Free full-text articles are available for selected PubMed citations.
Pediatric Blood and Cancer
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15455017
Pediatric Blood & Cancer is a peer-review online-only medical journal covering pediatric oncology and hematology. Free access to all SIOP members.
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health, which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Published Papers
https://cancerpointe.com/published-papers/
This page on CancerPOINTE contains published papers relating to paediatric oncology in low and middle income countries.
Adapted Treatment Protocols
https://cancerpointe.com/protocols/
Adapted protocols on this site produced by SIOP for use in low-income and middle-income countries. They were designed to accommodate the complexities of treating children with cancer in resource limited settings without sacrificing patient outcomes.
Published Papers – Nutrition and PODC
https://cancerpointe.com/nutrition/
A number of published papers on this site that came from the collaborative work of the SIOP PODC Nutrition group.
Published Papers – SIOP Global Mapping Programme
A number of published papers on the SIOP Global Mapping Programme.
Positions/Jobs
SIOP Job Board
https://siop-online.org/job-board/
SIOP’s Job Board is the destination for job seekers and employers in the field of paediatric hematology/oncology.
The job board links qualified specialists with rewarding positions in your profession. Whether you are a job seeker or an employer, you’ll be able to expand your reach and exposure significantly.
UICC Fellowship Programmes
https://www.uicc.org/what-we-do/capacity-building/fellowships
The Fellowship Programme plays a major role in UICC’s mission. Alongside other capacity building offers, it aims to reduce the global cancer burden by facilitating the exchange of knowledge, expertise and technical skills. The programme also enables networking and collaboration across institutions and countries.
Takemi Program in International Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/takemi/about-the-program/
Each year the program recruits a small group of mid-career researchers and professionals to spend an academic year at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospitals, Pakistan
https://shaukatkhanum.org.pk/join-us/current-vacancies/
Careers at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust.
SIOP Job Board
https://siop-online.org/job-board/
The job board links qualified specialists with rewarding positions in your profession. Whether you are a job seeker or an employer, you’ll be able to expand your reach and exposure significantly.
POINTE Training
https://cancerpointe.com/training/
POINTE has compiled information about training courses in paediatric oncology clinical medicine or research for health care workers from resource-limited locations.
Podcasts
Global Health & Childhood Cancer (GHCC)
A podcast where we discuss the ideas in global health that can save the lives of children with cancer around the world.
Global Oncology Podcast
http://globaloncologypodcast.com/
Inspiring collaboration and action in the field of global oncology.
Training
Cancer POINTE
https://cancerpointe.com/training/
POINTE has compiled information about training courses in paediatric oncology clinical medicine or research for health care workers from resource-limited locations.
Global Health Training Centre
https://globalhealthtrainingcentre.tghn.org/elearning/
Our eLearning courses are designed to cover every step, process, and issue that needs to be understood in order to conduct high-quality research. Every course is written to be globally applicable, for all diseases and all regions. Each course is carefully researched to provide high-quality material that is peer reviewed and regularly updated. A certificate is issued once a minimum of 80% is achieved in the course quizzes.