UCSF team helps shape national cancer treatment guidelines for Tanzania

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Caption: Members of the UCSF team who worked with the Ministry of Health in Tanzania to develop national guidelines for treating cancer included: (back row from left) Samantha Schildroth (GCP intern), Gabrielle Purcell (GCP Program Manager), Dr. Ross Okimoto, Dr. Rosanna Wustrack, Dr. Steven Braunstein, Dr. Rebecca DeBoer, and Dr. Katy Tsai; (front row from left): Dr. Jerry Ndumbalo, Dr. Katherine Van Loon, and Dr. Stephen Meena.

 

 

Learn how the Sarcoma Center's Dr. Rosanna Wustrack, MD and Dr. Ross Okimoto, PhD, worked with the UCSF Team to help shape national cancer treatment guidelines for Tanzania.

“The guideline review was an incredible opportunity to contribute to UCSF’s global cancer presence," Dr. Wustrack, an orthopaedic oncologist and faculty member in the UCSF Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery. "I was very impressed by the depth of knowledge and enthusiasm of our colleagues from Tanzania as they develop their first-ever national treatment guidelines.”

For the full article, visit: https://globalcancer.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-team-helps-shape-national-cancer-treatment-guidelines-tanzania

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