The National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies Program: Improving Access to Resource-Appropriate Technologies for Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Point-of-care (POC) technologies have proved valuable in cancer detection, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment in the developed world, and have shown promise in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC) as well. Despite this promise, the unique design constraints presented in low-resource settings, co...

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Main Authors:	Paul C. Pearlman, Rao Divi, Michael Gwede, Pushpa Tandon, Brian S. Sorg, Miguel R. Ossandon, Lokesh Agrawal, Vinay Pai, Houston Baker, Tiffani Bailey Lash
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 2016-01-01
Series:	IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
Subjects:	Cancer cancer detection medical diagnosis cryotherapy computer aided diagnosis
Online Access:	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7563384/

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spelling	doaj-68054fe0f31444a1b84a17b40915a1ef2021-03-29T18:38:56ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine2168-23722016-01-0141810.1109/JTEHM.2016.26044857563384The National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies Program: Improving Access to Resource-Appropriate Technologies for Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesPaul C. Pearlman0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7225-5019Rao Divi1Michael Gwede2Pushpa Tandon3Brian S. Sorg4Miguel R. Ossandon5Lokesh Agrawal6Vinay Pai7Houston Baker8Tiffani Bailey Lash9Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USAPoint-of-care (POC) technologies have proved valuable in cancer detection, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment in the developed world, and have shown promise in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC) as well. Despite this promise, the unique design constraints presented in low-resource settings, coupled with the variety of country-specific regulatory and institutional dynamics, have made it difficult for investigators to translate successful POC cancer interventions to the LMIC markets. In response to this need, the National Cancer Institute has partnered with the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to create the National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies (ACTs) program. This program seeks to simplify the pathway to market by funding multidisciplinary investigative teams to adapt and validate the existing technologies for cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment in LMIC settings. The various projects under ACTs range from microfluidic cancer diagnostic tools to novel treatment devices, each geared for successful clinical adaptation to LMIC settings. Via progression through this program, each POC innovation will be uniquely leveraged for successful clinical translation to LMICs in a way not before seen in this arena.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7563384/Cancercancer detectionmedical diagnosiscryotherapycomputer aided diagnosis
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spellingShingle	Paul C. Pearlman Rao Divi Michael Gwede Pushpa Tandon Brian S. Sorg Miguel R. Ossandon Lokesh Agrawal Vinay Pai Houston Baker Tiffani Bailey Lash The National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies Program: Improving Access to Resource-Appropriate Technologies for Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine Cancer cancer detection medical diagnosis cryotherapy computer aided diagnosis
author_facet	Paul C. Pearlman Rao Divi Michael Gwede Pushpa Tandon Brian S. Sorg Miguel R. Ossandon Lokesh Agrawal Vinay Pai Houston Baker Tiffani Bailey Lash
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title	The National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies Program: Improving Access to Resource-Appropriate Technologies for Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_short	The National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies Program: Improving Access to Resource-Appropriate Technologies for Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_full	The National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies Program: Improving Access to Resource-Appropriate Technologies for Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_fullStr	The National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies Program: Improving Access to Resource-Appropriate Technologies for Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_full_unstemmed	The National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies Program: Improving Access to Resource-Appropriate Technologies for Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_sort	national institutes of health affordable cancer technologies program: improving access to resource-appropriate technologies for cancer detection, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment in low- and middle-income countries
publisher	IEEE
series	IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
issn	2168-2372
publishDate	2016-01-01
description	Point-of-care (POC) technologies have proved valuable in cancer detection, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment in the developed world, and have shown promise in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC) as well. Despite this promise, the unique design constraints presented in low-resource settings, coupled with the variety of country-specific regulatory and institutional dynamics, have made it difficult for investigators to translate successful POC cancer interventions to the LMIC markets. In response to this need, the National Cancer Institute has partnered with the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to create the National Institutes of Health Affordable Cancer Technologies (ACTs) program. This program seeks to simplify the pathway to market by funding multidisciplinary investigative teams to adapt and validate the existing technologies for cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment in LMIC settings. The various projects under ACTs range from microfluidic cancer diagnostic tools to novel treatment devices, each geared for successful clinical adaptation to LMIC settings. Via progression through this program, each POC innovation will be uniquely leveraged for successful clinical translation to LMICs in a way not before seen in this arena.
topic	Cancer cancer detection medical diagnosis cryotherapy computer aided diagnosis
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