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Meeting Organisers: African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC)

Theme: Road map to cancer control in Africa

Location: Marrakech, Morocco

Dates: 18th  – 22nd November 2015

In collaboration with the Lalla Salma Foundation for Cancer Prevention & Treatment

Cancer diseases are some of the most expensive diseases to treat and one of the major global health challenges for both developed and developing economies. The expensive price tags have become routine. Innovative cancer treatments carry costs that have led to major disparities in accessing drugs between countries. The majority of cancer patients in developing countries have yet to benefit. Innovation that can make treatment available to cancer patients is of little use if it is stymied by monetary cost. There is still a great need for more innovative treatment, but the current innovation system is failing. A new approach is needed.

Speakers:

• Dr. Arthur Caplan, PhD – Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Chair Director, Division of Medical Ethics New York University
• Dr. Leonard Saltz, MD – Chief, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center
• Dr. Richard Furman, MD – Director of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Center Weill Cornell Medical Center NewYork Presbyterian Hospital
• Dr. Bhaven Sampat, PhD – Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University Medical Center Mailman School of Public Health

Discussion forum featured in the publication Oncology Times November 10th, 2014. Full article available here  http://journals.lww.com/oncology-times/Fulltext/2014/11100/Experts_Say__To_Stop_Soaring_Costs,_Involve.1.aspx