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On March 27, 2012, 20 nurses from the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Tanzania graduated from the first ever OncoLink Cancer Nurse Education Program, a pilot program started in February 2011 that aims to provide oncology nursing training in via e-learning courses. The program was created by oncology nursing experts at OncoLink®, a free cancer information website developed by experts at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center.
With a population of nearly 40 million, Tanzania lies on the east coast
of Africa between Kenya and Mozambique. The country sees roughly 21,000
newly registered cancer cases annually, of which more than half result
in death. Located in the main coastal city of Dar es Salaam, ORCI is the
only specialized center for cancer treatment in Tanzania. It provides
both diagnostic and treatment services for cancer patients from all
regions in Tanzania as well as other eastern and southern African
countries. Of the 21,000 new cancer cases each year, only 10 percent
reach ORCI. Of these, 75 percent to 80 percent are already in advanced
stages, and, at the rate the number of cancer cases is increasing,
cancer will likely be the dominant health issue in Africa for decades to
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