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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on July 24, 2007
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(15):1144-1151; doi:10.1093/jnci/djm099
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NEWS

UGANDA CANCER INSTITUTE

Former African Cancer Research Powerhouse Makes Plans for a Return to Greatness

Liz Savage

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Atop a hill in Uganda's capital city of Kampala sit five dilapidated single-story buildings, which squat below corrugated iron roofs. From the road, a tattered wooden board that reads "Uganda Cancer Institute" (UCI) greets visitors from its perch on an electrical pole that sporadically powers one of the buildings. Inside, beneath crumbling ceilings, patients lying on metal cots, often without mattresses, are attended to by a team of nurses and one of the two cancer doctors in the country of more than 27 million people. While many of these patients have curable disease, most will go untreated because they cannot afford tests or therapy for their cancer.


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  		The Uganda Cancer Institute, which opened in 1967 as the lymphoma treatment center, prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

 
The current state of the UCI is the result of decades of brutal dictators, civil war, economic crises, and the AIDS epidemic. But the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Early Days

Troubled Times

Coming Full Circle


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