Awareness, knowledge, and attitude toward cervical cancer screening and prevention in Uganda.

Objectives: Cervical cancer is the most prevalent cancer in Uganda, posing a significant burden with high mortality rates. Early detection through screening is crucial to reduce cervical cancer mortality. This study aimed to investigate the awareness, knowledge, and attitudes toward cervical cancer and its screening among residents in the central and western regions of Uganda.

Healthcare professionals' knowledge of and compliance with the ASCO/ESMO/GLIM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of cancer cachexia (CC): the ASSIST-CC baseline findings in Uganda.

Background: More than 50% of people with advanced cancer suffer from cancer-related cachexia (CC) - a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. Despite the lack of local guidelines on CC diagnosis and management in Uganda, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) developed guidelines on CC screening and management. However, the level of knowledge on CC and compliance with the available guidelines among Ugandan oncology health professionals is unknown.

Enhancing Cancer Care Through Quality Initiatives: The Uganda Cancer Institute Experience With the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative.

Cancer care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) faces numerous challenges, such as limited resources, infrastructure constraints, and a shortage of specialized training. To address these challenges, innovative quality improvement (QI) approaches are required. The Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) by the ASCO provides a framework for improving care quality through evidence-based standards.

Scaling up availability, accessibility, quality and equity - highlights from the 4th Uganda conference on cancer and palliative care, held in Kampala, Uganda.

The 4th Uganda Conference on Cancer and Palliative Care was held from the 14-15 September 2023. It was run jointly by the Uganda Cancer Institute and the Palliative Care Association of Uganda, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. The conference was held at the Speke Resort, Munyonyo and 450 participants came together for a face-to-face conference following the virtual one held in 2021.

Infection-related and lifestyle-related cancer burden in Kampala, Uganda: projection of the future cancer incidence up to 2030.

Objectives: In Uganda, infection-related cancers have made the greatest contribution to cancer burden in the past; however, burden from lifestyle-related cancers has increased recently. Using the Kampala Cancer Registry data, we projected incidence of top five cancers, namely, Kaposi sarcoma (KS), cervical, breast and prostate cancer, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in Uganda.

Design: Trend analysis of cancer registry data.