Becky DeBoer

(Global) oncologist, bioethicist, advocate for equity @UCSFCancer @ZSFGCare @PIH_Rwanda @ButaroHospital

[Hope Rugo @hoperugo]

@ASCO statement on #DrugShortages with disease specific guidance, now including breast cancer. great working group @DrSGraff @BeckyJaneDB Tiffany Traina @jrgralow & others - @asco staff Rachel Geisel. Next task is to fix critical shortages of generic drugs. @oncoalert @UCSFCancer

[UM Residents and Fellows for Global Health Equity @UM_GHEquity]

This Thursday at 12:30 pm, we're excited to have @UCSFHospitals's @BeckyJaneDB present on #globaloncology and #bioethics! Deets here: https://t.co/1lYyeaEHJQ

[Dr. Cyprien Shyirambere @drshyiracyp]

Another milestone achieved, today we launched use of Trastuzumab @ButaroHospital ,cancer center to optimise survival and cure for breast cancer patients.@dmpunga537 @PIH @ughe_org @UwinkindiFranco the journey continues.
Health care is a human right

[UCSF Geriatrics @UCSFGeriatrics]

Drs. Rebecca DeBoer (@BeckyJaneDB), Rebecca Sudore (@prepareforcare), @KVanLoonMD, and others published a paper in the JCO Global Oncology, titled “Serious Illness Communication in Cancer Care in Africa: A Scoping Review of Empirical Research.” https://t.co/UW0QmKX7my

[Palliative Care McGill @CareMcgill]

Deadline for abstract submission to McGill International Palliative Care Congress: May 15
https://t.co/m7Qnd2J6jv

[Palliative Care McGill @CareMcgill]

Read this and sign up for our mailing list to join the @mcgillu international #palliativecare congress, Oct 18-21, 2022. https://t.co/9psuzqhkW1 #MIPCC

[UCSF Bioethics @UCSF_Bioethics]

A new peer commentary from UCSF Bioethics faculty @JenJamesPhD: after nearly two decades of calls to acknowledge and address racism by the field of bioethics, Dr. James worries we will miss the moment to make meaningful change
https://t.co/Um852FfIK8

[Katherine Van Loon, MD, MPH @KVanLoonMD]

👋🏻 R01 recipients @UCSFCancer. This 👇🏻 is an unprecedented opportunity for funding to mentor an early career investigator from an LMIC 🌍. Our Global Cancer Program @UCSF will be thrilled to match you with a LMIC mentee and support your application. #globalhealth impact.

[Sriram Shamasunder @srijeeva]

wrote about my last week with #PaulFarmer in Rwanda. Like many of us I didn’t know him so well but felt close to him because of the values of justice, health equity, humility and love that was his life. They were on full display the last week of his life.

[Becky DeBoer @BeckyJaneDB]

@QueensGlobalOnc @queenscce @HannaRadOnc It was an honor to share our work at Queen's Global Oncology Rounds! @drshyiracyp @ButaroHospital @PIH_Rwanda @DanaFarber_CGCM

[Queen’s Global Oncology Program @QueensGlobalOnc]

If you weren't able to join Global Oncology Rounds yesterday, you can now watch Dr. Rebecca DeBoer's wonderful presentation, "Improving Patient Prioritization for Limited Radiotherapy Resources: Lessons Learned from a Mixed Methods Study in Rwanda" here: https://t.co/U7oer2zSBe

[UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr @UCSFCancer]

Want to pursue a career in global #CancerResearch? Our mission is provide education, training, & mentorship for trainees at partner sites in LMICs and at @UCSF https://t.co/V18sFSXYh8. #FutureGlobalCancerLeaders #WorldCancerDay #UCSFGlobalCancer #CloseTheCareGap

[UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr @UCSFCancer]

How do we strengthen #CancerCare delivery systems in #Tanzania to #CloseTheCareGap? Hear from multidisciplinary oncology clinicians Sarah Kutika Nyagabona @muhimbiliuniver @BeckyJaneDB @geoffreybuckle @DrBeatriceMushi @KVanLoonMD & more: https://t.co/EGq5pjE8yU #WorldCancerDay

[Dayo Fadelu @temidayo]

Geography shouldn't dictate cancer outcomes!

On global cancer day, let us envision a world of equitable cancer care for everyone, everywhere...

Let us #DefyCancer and #CloseTheCareGap.

https://t.co/bDprJxQuW5

[Ana I. Velázquez Mañana, MD, MSc, FASCO @AnaVManana]

Congratulations @MazieTsangMD @BeckyJaneDB et al for this imp work on older adults’ decision-making re early phase #clinicaltrials
🔑pts deferred to oncologist to gauge interest & discuss CC
🔑⬆️ prioritization of length & QOL >70yo
#gerionc @UCSFCancer
https://t.co/clCevu0QpQ

[Geoffrey Buckle @geoffreybuckle]

Risk Factors Associated With Early-Onset Esophageal Cancer in Tanzania

https://t.co/S2TklWzA9C

@KVanLoonMD @MSelekwa @DrBeatriceMushi @EMmbaga @Hiatt43 @muhimbiliuniver @orci_tanzania @UCSFCancer @JCOGO_ASCO

[PIH_Rwanda @PIH_Rwanda]

Our Executive Director Dr. @mubiligij and Butaro District Program Director Dr. @drshyiracyp, alongside Dr. Lawrence Shulman, PIH trustee, will discuss "Cancer Care in Rwanda: Saving Lives and Redefining What's Possible" on #WorldCancerDay.

Register: https://t.co/LxAtXKMIDB

[Paul Sonenthal @psonenthal]

To beat #covid we must end “policies that create low-income countries in the first place, as well as policies that prevent low-income countries from accessing the vaccine.” ⁦@JoiaMukherjee⁩ ⁦⁦@michellemorse⁩ https://t.co/Ak83g5uytQ

[UCSF Bioethics @UCSF_Bioethics]

2 updates:

- New website https://t.co/JOcxCzEvcb is now up, with our 1st faculty profile featuring @JenJamesPhD! Please let us know what you think.

- UCSF clinicians! Our 1st monthly clinical ethics journal club is next Thursday. Reading + details at https://t.co/sTawLglxKh

[Geoffrey Buckle @geoffreybuckle]

Excited to share our ongoing research as part of the African Esophageal Cancer Consortium (AfrECC) aiming to define optimal treatment strategies for esophageal cancer in Eastern Africa. Results expected in 2023…

https://t.co/onmJOoI36n

@MichaelMwachiro @EMmbaga @KVanLoonMD