Global Health
Cancer does not abide by the boundaries of countries, and researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center partner with teams around the world to advance knowledge of and reduce suffering.
Our Global Impact
VICC investigators, researchers, and care providers collaborate with our counterparts in more than 88 countries around the world. These ongoing research projects and partnerships aim to reduce the burden and increase the understanding of cancer around the world.
Xiao-Ou Shu, MD, PhD, MPH
Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, VICC
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Partnership with Kijabe Hospital
Rondi Kauffmann, MD, MPH, FACS, leads a partnership with the AIC Kijabe Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya, to build capacity, education and training, and surgical practice. This relationship includes surgical education and a course in research methodologies. This work was initially funded by the Vanderbilt SPORE in Breast Cancer, and it has been additionally funded by philanthropic partners of the Cancer Center.
Rondi Kauffmann
Associate Professor of Surgery (Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery)
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center International Tumor Boards
The center’s international tumor boards are divided across the VICC Hereditary and Oncologic Personalized Evaluation Molecular Tumor Board (VICC-HOPE-MTB) and the Global Cancer Institute. These boards meet regularly to discuss cases from around the world. Cases have been discussed from more than 26 international partners alongside 45 U.S. care providers.
Breast Cancer Diagnostic to Improve Diagnosis in Uganda
John Scheel, MD, PhD, MPH, leads a partnership with the Uganda Cancer Institute to develop mobile diagnostic kits that improve early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer in Uganda. This project brings together international teams of imaging, engineering, and cancer experts to optimize, validate, and deploy these kits to rural and remote areas.
John Scheel
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Vanderbilt-Zambia Cancer Research Training Program
In partnership with the University of Zambia and the Zambia Cancer Diseases Hospital, VICC participates in a National Cancer Institute grant to support cancer epidemiology research in Zambia.
Vanderbilt-Vietnam Genetic Epidemiology Training Program
Digna Valez Edwards, PhD, MS, and Xiao-Ou Shu, MD, PhD, MPH, lead the Vanderbilt-Vietnam Genetic Epidemiology (V2-GENE) training program. This partnership between VICC and the Hanoi Medical University and the Vietnam National Cancer Institute trains scholars in genetic epidemiology of noncommunicable diseases.
Xiao-Ou Shu
Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, VICC
Digna Velez Edwards
Lucius E. Burch Chair in Reproductive Physiology and Family Planning
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Partnering with the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health enables the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center members to expand their discovery and investigations beyond the United States. The VIGH team facilitates the coordination of global health research and training initiatives. The team works to develop and implement sustainable, scalable, and development programs in resource-limited settings through innovation and multidisciplinary approaches.