Eduardo Cazap
爱德华多·卡扎普
MD, PhD
Founder and Past President, SLACOM; Senior Advisor, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)SLACOM创始人及前主席；国际抗癌联盟高级顾问
👥Biography 个人简介
Architect of organized medical oncology in Latin America. Founded SLACOM in 2005 to unify 20 national societies across the region, establishing shared training standards, clinical practice guidelines, and a cooperative clinical research framework. His 30-year engagement with UICC shaped global cancer control declarations including the World Cancer Declaration and the NCD Alliance.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
Founding SLACOM and Regional Oncology Infrastructure
Founded the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology in 2005, creating the region's first unified professional network that today encompasses over 5,000 oncologists across 20 countries, standardizing training, ethics, and clinical guidelines.
UICC and Global Cancer Control Advocacy
Served as UICC Board Director and spearheaded the integration of cancer into the UN Political Declaration on NCDs, ensuring cancer received dedicated commitments in the 2011 and 2018 UN High-Level Meetings on NCDs, a milestone for global cancer control funding.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Breast cancer in Latin America: a map of the disease in the region
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (2018)
Comprehensive regional mapping of breast cancer incidence, mortality, stage at diagnosis, and treatment capacity across Latin America, exposing critical gaps and informing priority-setting.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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