Consortium for Head and Neck Cancer in Africa

Formerly called International Head and Neck Cancer Working Group (IHNCWG) was established in 2022 by enthusiastic researchers from multiple universities including Teesside University (UK), universities in Africa, Asia and the United States of America.

About Us

CHANCAFRICA is a group of academic, medical, social, and health professionals with multidisciplinary backgrounds and diverse institutional affiliations who are working together to curb the worrisome head and neck cancer trajectory in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The urgent need to address this disease burden in Sub Saharan Africa

Oral Oncology Conference 2023

African Perspectives on Omics

Tues. 11th July 2023, 09:30 BST | Hybrid - Remote via Google Meet and physically in TBS Open Area, Level 2, Teesside University, UK

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Ongoing Research Project

BRECON

Building Research Capacity on Oral Cancer socio-genomics and bioinformatics in sub-saharaN Africa.

Currently carrying out a preliminary study assessing the exome sequencing and copy number variation in OC samples from Nigerians.

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Current Opportunities

Research Development Fellowship (RDF) 2023/2024

The Medical Research Foundation providing fellowship opportunities for talented health researchers based in Africa. The programme is designed to support African researchers who are working on important challenges for human health in Africa. So far, it has supported 65 health researchers with placements at world-class research institutions across Africa and Europe.

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Latest Publications

Establishing The "International Head and Neck Cancer Working Group"

The IHNCWG, now CHANCAFRICA is an open network that welcomes like- minded academics and public health professionals with interest in working toward alleviating the burdens due to HNC.