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Aug 23

Resilience in Action: Ukrainian children’s hospital resumes radiotherapy treatments

Only a few weeks following a Russian missile strike on the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, the radiotherapy department is once again

Mar 1

Two years of the Ukraine conflict: Recognizing the work of the Cancer Assistance Programme for refugees in Moldova and Romania

Dr. Horia Vulpe, a member of the Radiotherapy task force, discussed the Cancer Assistance Programme he founded in an interview with GCR.

May 23, 2023

Interview with Khmelnytskyi Regional Oncology Center, Ukraine: Cohesion and unity during war

Watch this GCR interview with Khmelnytskyi Antitumor Center to learn the heroic impacts of staff, patients, and advanced technology.

May 11, 2023

"One Year of Russia’s Assault..." PHR report affirms the GCR's commitment to support Ukraine

Russia’s full-scale invasion, bombings and wide-spread power outages have had a massive impact on Ukraine’s healthcare. The GCR responds.

Mar 17, 2023

War in Ukraine cancer care update: eCancer interviews the GCR and other members of the RT Task Force

Prof Richard Sullivan hosts Dr. Ruslan Zelinskyi, Prof Pat Price and Darien Laird in an eCancer interview on the War in Ukraine.

Feb 24, 2023

The GCR Radiotherapy Task Force marks the one year commemoration of the war in Ukraine

To mark one year since the start of the war in Ukraine, the GCR's RT Task Force thanks all for their continuous work to support Ukraine.

Dec 22, 2022

Interview with Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital - Kyiv, Ukraine, reveals realities of cancer care in war

Watch this GCR interview with Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital, Kyiv, Ukraine, to learn how war is affecting their day to day operations.

Oct 5, 2022

Radiotherapy Task Force Upcoming Events

Upcoming events in-which members of the Radiotherapy Task Force will present to advocate for the work being done to support Ukraine.

Sep 12, 2022

The Help Ukraine Group (HUG): publications, presentations & activities supporting the RT Task Force

Help Ukraine Group (HUG) is composed of a group of oncology practitioners organized to connect with cancer providers in Ukraine.

Aug 28, 2022

Snapshot Study of 2018 Ukrainian Radiotherapy Services for Comparative Reference

Snapshot study from 2018 shoes infrastructure and quality of radiotherapy service in Ukraine as well as other post-soviet countries.

Aug 8, 2022

Help Assess Ukraine Radiotherapy Capacity & Advocacy: Your Feedback Needed

Help the RT Task Force members assess and strategize capacity constraints and expand the reach of our advocacy to support Ukraine.

Jul 31, 2022

Emergency Radiotherapy Task Force presents at ECO-ASCO Special Network Meeting: Slides & Agenda

Prof Pat Price represents the Emergency Radiotherapy Task Force at the ECO-ASCO Special Network Meeting.

Jul 18, 2022

12 July Radiotherapy Task Force Meeting Recap: Focus on future planning for Ukraine and Eastern EU

The 12 July Radiotherapy Task Force meeting focused on future planning for Ukraine and Eastern EU. Notes, slides and recording here.

Jun 24, 2022

Radiotherapy Task Force Meeting to support Ukraine - Tues, 12 July 2022

As the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy has been collecting data to support the WHO in Ukraine, we have been receiving updates from...

Jun 7, 2022

ecancer Interview Series: The role of the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy in the war in Ukraine

ecancer Ukraine Interview Series features interviews with members of the Radiotherapy Task Force, Prof Pat Price and Dr. Ruslan Zelinskyi.

May 25, 2022

Radiotherapy in conflict: lessons from Ukraine

GCR Co-Founder, Prof Pat Price, highlights the lessons learned from Ukraine in this piece published in The Lancet Oncology.

May 10, 2022

GCR contributes to WHO Europe Regional Committee

As an invited stakeholder in the ECO-ASCO Special Network on the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Cancer, the GCR contributes to the WHO/EU.

Mar 11, 2022

Emergency GCR Meeting Tue, 15 Mar 22 - Radiotherapy Task Force to support Ukraine

As the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to impact the lives of cancer patients, clinicians and their families, the GCR is working...