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Ghana Cancer Registry - from Hospital to Population: a Pilot Study

Award Number: R21CA181843
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/15/2015
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2017

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Ghana Cancer Registry - from Hospital to Population: a Pilot Study - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Although communicable diseases still represent the major disease burden in Africa, preliminary data based on just ~1% of the continent's population, suggests that cancer incidence is increasing rapidly - faster than in the developed world - and that rates for specific types of cancers vary widely across Africa. In order to identif specific areas of focus for cancer control and prevention efforts, there is a dire need for high-quality cancer surveillance data, the kind that come from regional and national population-based cancer registries. To address this need in the West African country of Ghana, we propose here, as a first step, a hospital-based cancer registry based at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, the largest hospital in Accra, the capital and largest city in Ghana, to develop effective procedures and training for hospital-wide case-finding/reporting covering the period 2009-2015 (Aim 1). We will develop procedures to link the cancer registry with existing tumor archives to create a registry-linked tumor bank and expedite assessment of pathology review and retrieval of pathology materials for molecular studies (Aim 2). Finally, we will survey other hospitals in Accra to assess the feasibility of future expansion to a population based cancer registry for all of Accr (Aim 3). Successful completion of our Aims will pave the way for a future population-based registry in Accra that will generate high-quality surveillance data to aid the effort of cancer control and prevention in Ghana. The Ghana registry data can also be used to compare with cancer patterns on African Americans to identify why persons of African descent are disproportionally affected by specific types of cancers, such as that of the prostate, renal cell carcinoma, and multiple myeloma.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = -$80 )
2019	2015	CANCER PREVENTION INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA	2201 WALNUT AVE STE 300	FREMONT	CA	94538	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	1	6/24/2019	NEW	-$80
														Subtotal = -$80

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = -$652 )
2018	2016	LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE	450 SERRA MALL	STANFORD	CA	94305	SANTA CLARA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	3	3/16/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$652
														Subtotal = -$652

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $200,337 )
2016	2016	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	651 SERRA STREET, ROOM 110	STANFORD	CA	94305	SANTA CLARA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	004	3	9/20/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$22,442
2016	2016	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	651 SERRA STREET, ROOM 110	STANFORD	CA	94305	SANTA CLARA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	002	3	8/17/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$177,895
2016	2015	CANCER PREVENTION INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA	2201 WALNUT AVENUE	FREMONT	CA	94538	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	001	1	5/5/2016	NEW	-$110,866
2016	2015	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	651 SERRA STREET, ROOM 110	STANFORD	CA	94305	SANTA CLARA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	003	2	9/19/2016	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	-$22,442
2016	2015	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	651 SERRA STREET, ROOM 110	STANFORD	CA	94305	SANTA CLARA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	2	5/5/2016	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$133,308
														Subtotal = $200,337

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $153,492 )
2015	2015	CANCER PREVENTION INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA	2201 WALNUT AVENUE	FREMONT	CA	94538	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	1	8/13/2015	NEW	$153,492
														Subtotal = $153,492

Grand Total All Awards = $353,097

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Ghana Cancer Registry - from Hospital to Population: a Pilot Study

Award Number: R21CA181843

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/15/2015

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2017

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