Building capacity for geospatial cancer research in Uganda: a feasibility study

BackgroundThere is a growing epidemic of cancer and other non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Targeted, specific, cost-effective strategies are needed to manage the growing burden of cancer. In high-resource settings, geospatial analysis has transformed cancer control through geographic targeting of interventions and policies. A similar approach could improve cancer control in sub-Saharan Africa; however, georeferenced cancer data...