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285 Maureen Bilinga Tendwa, Tejaswini Appidi, Brylyne Chitsunge, Michele Moreau, Blessed Okole, Lonji Kalombo, Abba Mallum, Twalib Ngoma, Daniel P. Weadock, Eric Tanifum, Simon Erridge, Mikael Sodergren, Rob Sims, Calvin Johnson, Ngeh Toyang, Henry Lowe, Bashkim Ziberi, Luc Richner, Sandra Carrillo, Stephen Avery, Judey Pretorius, Rachel Chikwamba, Fleury A.Nsole Biteghe, Peter Grinspoon, Gary Strichtartz, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, Wilfred Ngwa: From farm to bedside: Potential of medical cannabis in global health. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 93(103205), October 2025.
30a Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD b0 : Cancer Care and Outreach in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries: From Epidemiology and NCCP to Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment 4e The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e650-e662, December 2024.
10f Mohiuddin AK Chowdhury, PhD, Tuhin Biswas, PhD, Tofrida Rahman, BPH, Omar Salma, BPH, Mizana, BPH, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD 64 : Cancer prevention, care, and outreach among the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh 51 The Lancet Oncology 25(12): p1533–1536, December 2024.
30a Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD 64 : Cancer Research in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries 50 The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e675–e684, December 2024.
30a Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD 76 : Cancer Education and Training within the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries 4e The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e663-e674, December 2024.
30a Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD 9c : Cancer Care and Outreach in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries: Overcoming Barriers and Addressing Challenges 50 The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e650–e662, December 2024.
155 Stephanie A. Parker MS,Joseph Weygand PhD, Beata Gontova Bernat MS,Amanda M. Jackson MS,Osama Mawlawi PhD,Izabella Barreto PhD,Yao Hao PhD,Rao Khan PhD, Afua A. Yorke PhD, William Swanson PhD,M. Saiful Huq PhD,Eugene Lief PhD,Cesar Della Biancia PhD,Christopher F. Njeh PhD, Ahmad Al-Basheer PhD, 17a Oi Wai Chau PhD, Stephen Avery PhD, Wilfred Ngwa PhD, Peter A. Sandwall PhD: Assessing Radiology and Radiotherapy Needs for Cancer Care in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: Insights from a Global Survey of Departmental and Institutional Leaders. Advances in Radiation Oncology 9(11), November 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2024.101615.
16e Wilfred Ngwa, Arthur Pressley, Vanessa M. Wilson, Richard Marlink, Yuri Quintana, Fallon Chipidza, Curtiland Deville, Harry Quon, Stephen Avery, Labenyimoh Patrick, Kenneth Ngwa: A comprehensive cancer center in the cloud powered by AI can reduce health disparities. Nature Medicine July 2024.
aa Stephen Avery, PhD, Farouk Dako, MD, MPH, M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Wilfred Ngwa, PhD: Global Health Collaboration: Unlocking 94 a Healthier World, One Saturday at a Time. Journal of the American College of Radiology 21(10): 1613 - 1615, September 2024.
156 Tyler Alfonzetti, Stephen Avery, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, Michele Moreau, Wilfred Ngwa and Denisa Goia: Phytoradiotherapy to Enhance Cancer Treatment Outcomes with Cannabidiol, Bitter Melon Juice, and Plant Hemoglobin. Frontiers in Oncology-Radiation Oncology January 2023.
242 Elizabeth Olatunji, William Swanson, Saloni Patel, Samuel Olaolu Adeneye, Funmilayo Aina-Tofolari, Stephen Avery, Jumaa Dachi Kisukari, Katy Graef, M. Saiful Huq, Robert Jeraj, Adedayo O Joseph, Joerg Lehmann, Heng Li, Abba Mallum, Thokozani Mkhize, Twalib Athumani Ngoma, Andrej Studen, Krishni Wijesooriya, Luca Incrocci, Wilfred Ngwa: Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Africa: Lessons from the HypoAfrica Clinical Trial. ecancermedicalscience February 2023.
12c Alfonzetti T, Yasmin-Karim S, Ngwa W, Avery S: Phytoradiotherapy: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Treatment by Combining Radiotherapy with Phytomedicines. Front Oncol 10: 624663, Feb 2021 Notes: doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.624663.
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2fa Weygand Joseph, Hao Yao, Awol Munir, Joseph Adedayo O, Kibudde Solomon, Malloum Abba, Ngoma Twalib A, Adeneye Samuel O, Awusi Kavuma, Kisukari Jumaa D, Mkhize Thokozani, Tendwa Maureen Bilinga, Ainsworth Victoria, Ajose Azeezat, Swanson William, Avery Stephen, Bhatia Rohini, Chinegwundoh Frank, Deville Curtiland, Huq Mohammed Saiful, Li Heng, Lehmann Joerg, Njeh Christopher F, Wijesooriya Krishni, Ngwa Wilfred, Graef Katy, Simons Janine, Balogun Onyinye, Incrocci Luca : Evaluating the readiness for ultra-hypofractionated prostate and breast radiotherapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a strategic needs-assessment of six leading African institutions. ecancermedicalscience 19, February 2025.285 Maureen Bilinga Tendwa, Tejaswini Appidi, Brylyne Chitsunge, Michele Moreau, Blessed Okole, Lonji Kalombo, Abba Mallum, Twalib Ngoma, Daniel P. Weadock, Eric Tanifum, Simon Erridge, Mikael Sodergren, Rob Sims, Calvin Johnson, Ngeh Toyang, Henry Lowe, Bashkim Ziberi, Luc Richner, Sandra Carrillo, Stephen Avery, Judey Pretorius, Rachel Chikwamba, Fleury A.Nsole Biteghe, Peter Grinspoon, Gary Strichtartz, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, Wilfred Ngwa: From farm to bedside: Potential of medical cannabis in global health. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 93(103205), October 2025.
30a Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD b0 : Cancer Care and Outreach in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries: From Epidemiology and NCCP to Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment 4e The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e650-e662, December 2024.
10f Mohiuddin AK Chowdhury, PhD, Tuhin Biswas, PhD, Tofrida Rahman, BPH, Omar Salma, BPH, Mizana, BPH, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD 64 : Cancer prevention, care, and outreach among the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh 51 The Lancet Oncology 25(12): p1533–1536, December 2024.
30a Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD 64 : Cancer Research in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries 50 The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e675–e684, December 2024.
30a Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD 76 : Cancer Education and Training within the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries 4e The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e663-e674, December 2024.
30a Professor M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, MD, Susmita Sharma, MD, Saugat Poudyal, MD, Simit Sapkota, MD, Manish Gautam, MDevs, Sudhir R Silwal, MD, Mohammad Masumul Huq, MPH, AFM Kamal Uddin, MD, Sanjeeva Gunasekara, MD, Professor K. Govind Babu, DM, Ugyen Tshomo, MD, Ahmad Javid Safi, PhD, Professor Ahmed Ijaz Masood, MD, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, MD, Professor Mohammad Abdul Hai, DMRT, Altaf Hossain Riad, MD, Sunil Shrestha, PhD, Tasneem Hossain, MD, Hemant Malhorta, MD, Towhidul Islam, MD, Syed MA Islam, MD, Taslima Nigar, MS, Shahana Pervin, Seema Gulia, DM, Shaila Purvin, MBA, Professor Heath Devin Skinner, MD, PhD, Professor Stephen M Avery, PhD, Professor Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD 9c : Cancer Care and Outreach in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries: Overcoming Barriers and Addressing Challenges 50 The Lancet Oncology 25(12): e650–e662, December 2024.
155 Stephanie A. Parker MS,Joseph Weygand PhD, Beata Gontova Bernat MS,Amanda M. Jackson MS,Osama Mawlawi PhD,Izabella Barreto PhD,Yao Hao PhD,Rao Khan PhD, Afua A. Yorke PhD, William Swanson PhD,M. Saiful Huq PhD,Eugene Lief PhD,Cesar Della Biancia PhD,Christopher F. Njeh PhD, Ahmad Al-Basheer PhD, 17a Oi Wai Chau PhD, Stephen Avery PhD, Wilfred Ngwa PhD, Peter A. Sandwall PhD: Assessing Radiology and Radiotherapy Needs for Cancer Care in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: Insights from a Global Survey of Departmental and Institutional Leaders. Advances in Radiation Oncology 9(11), November 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2024.101615.
16e Wilfred Ngwa, Arthur Pressley, Vanessa M. Wilson, Richard Marlink, Yuri Quintana, Fallon Chipidza, Curtiland Deville, Harry Quon, Stephen Avery, Labenyimoh Patrick, Kenneth Ngwa: A comprehensive cancer center in the cloud powered by AI can reduce health disparities. Nature Medicine July 2024.
aa Stephen Avery, PhD, Farouk Dako, MD, MPH, M. Saiful Huq, PhD, Wilfred Ngwa, PhD: Global Health Collaboration: Unlocking 94 a Healthier World, One Saturday at a Time. Journal of the American College of Radiology 21(10): 1613 - 1615, September 2024.
156 Tyler Alfonzetti, Stephen Avery, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, Michele Moreau, Wilfred Ngwa and Denisa Goia: Phytoradiotherapy to Enhance Cancer Treatment Outcomes with Cannabidiol, Bitter Melon Juice, and Plant Hemoglobin. Frontiers in Oncology-Radiation Oncology January 2023.
242 Elizabeth Olatunji, William Swanson, Saloni Patel, Samuel Olaolu Adeneye, Funmilayo Aina-Tofolari, Stephen Avery, Jumaa Dachi Kisukari, Katy Graef, M. Saiful Huq, Robert Jeraj, Adedayo O Joseph, Joerg Lehmann, Heng Li, Abba Mallum, Thokozani Mkhize, Twalib Athumani Ngoma, Andrej Studen, Krishni Wijesooriya, Luca Incrocci, Wilfred Ngwa: Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Africa: Lessons from the HypoAfrica Clinical Trial. ecancermedicalscience February 2023.
12c Alfonzetti T, Yasmin-Karim S, Ngwa W, Avery S: Phytoradiotherapy: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Treatment by Combining Radiotherapy with Phytomedicines. Front Oncol 10: 624663, Feb 2021 Notes: doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.624663.
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