title: Burkitt lymphoma research in East Africa: highlights from the 9(th) African organization for research and training in cancer conference held in Durban, South Africa in 2013.
abstract: A one-day workshop on Burkitt lymphoma (BL) was held at the 9(th) African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) conference in 2013 in Durban, South Africa. The workshop featured 15 plenary talks by delegates representing 13 institutions that either fund or implement research on BL targeting AORTIC delegates primarily interested in pediatric oncology. The main outcomes of the meeting were improved sharing of knowledge and experience about ongoing epidemiologic BL research, BL treatment in different settings, the role of cancer registries in cancer research, and opportunities for African scientists to publish in scientific journals. The idea of forming a consortium of BL to improve coordination, information sharing, accelerate discovery, dissemination, and translation of knowledge and to build capacity, while reducing redundant efforts was discussed. Here, we summarize the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
authors: State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Kenneth O
authors: KO
authors: Simbiri
authors: University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors: Joshua
authors: J
authors: Biddle
authors: EMBLEM Study, St. Mary's Hospital, Lacor, Uganda.
authors: Tobias
authors: T
authors: Kinyera
authors: EMBLEM Study, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.
authors: Pamela Akinyi
authors: PA
authors: Were
authors: EMBLEM Study, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.
authors: Constance
authors: C
authors: Tenge
authors: EMBLEM Study, Shirati Health Education and Development (SHED) Foundation, Shirati, Tanzania.
authors: Esther
authors: E
authors: Kawira
authors: Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania.
authors: Nestory
authors: N
authors: Masalu
authors: Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
authors: Peter Odada
authors: PO
authors: Sumba
authors: Westat, Inc, Rockville, MD, USA.
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Lawler-Heavner
authors: University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors: Cristina D
authors: CD
authors: Stefan
authors: Instituto Nazionale Tumori, Naples, Italy.
authors: Franco M
authors: FM
authors: Buonaguro
authors: Westat, Inc, Rockville, MD, USA.
authors: Detra
authors: D
authors: Robinson
authors: University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom/Medical Research Council/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Newton
authors: National Institutes of Health/NCI/DCEG, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rm. 6E118 MSC 9704, Bethesda, MD 20892-9704, USA.
authors: Joe
authors: J
authors: Harford
authors: National Institutes of Health/NCI/DCEG, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rm. 6E118 MSC 9704, Bethesda, MD 20892-9704, USA.
authors: Kishor
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authors: Bhatia
authors: National Institutes of Health/NCI/DCEG, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rm. 6E118 MSC 9704, Bethesda, MD 20892-9704, USA.
authors: Sam M
authors: SM
authors: Mbulaiteye