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We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to raising awareness, providing much needed support and creating a global network of communication for cancer patients, cancer survivors and their caregivers throughout the world.

10/24/2026

GFC was proud to participate in the third and final convening of the Lancet Global Health Commission on People-Centered Care for Universal Health Coverage in Berlin, bringing commissioners together to advance the Commission’s work.

GFC Founder and Executive Director Carolyn Taylor serves as a Commissioner and leads Work Group 6, the Lived Experience Advisory Forum (LEAF), focused on ensuring that the knowledge, perspectives, and priorities of people with lived experience (PWLE) meaningfully shape the Commission’s recommendations.

A central message: People-centered care requires more than listening. It requires sharing power, recognizing lived experience as essential knowledge, and ensuring people and communities have genuine influence over the decisions that shape their health and care.

We look forward to bringing this important work to completion and advancing more equitable, responsive, and people-centered health systems.

10/24/2026

GFC was proud to be part of in Kuching, Malaysia, connecting with colleagues and partners from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

GFC Founder and Executive Director Carolyn Taylor joined Bogda Koczwara and Doreen Kiu for the MASCC survivorship workshop, presented on meaningful engagement and centering lived experience in cancer policy, and served as an oral abstract judge.

A wonderful opportunity to exchange ideas, strengthen partnerships, and advance our shared commitment to more equitable, people-centered cancer care.

Huge congratulations and thanks to Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Mellissa Lim, and the entire organizing team for bringing this incredible community together!

10/24/2026

Grateful to spend the last few days in Hong Kong surrounded by global leaders, researchers, and passionate advocates who are all driving change in cancer care. Swipe to see a few highlights from my time at WCC! Union for Int. Cancer Control

08/27/2026

A few very full days in Malaysia — training, reconnecting, learning, and thinking about what comes next.

In Kuala Lumpur, we trained a new cohort in Stronger Together with our partners Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia , working with people with lived experience to build the skills and confidence to provide structured peer support to others affected by cancer. There is something particularly powerful about watching a group move through the training — from reflecting on their own experience to learning how to use that experience thoughtfully in support of someone else.

I also had the chance to spend time with colleagues in Kuching, continuing conversations about strengthening peer support and people-centered cancer care in East Malaysia, and exploring what future collaboration could look like.

These visits are always about much more than delivering a training. They’re about listening to what is needed locally, learning from the people doing the work, strengthening relationships, and making sure what we build is grounded in the communities where it will live.

I’ll be back in Kuching next month for APOPC, when I’ll be speaking about meaningful engagement and centering lived experience in cancer policy. This visit has given me even more to think about before then.

Grateful, as always, for the warmth and generosity of our colleagues and partners in Malaysia — and for the people with lived experience who shared so much of themselves with us.

And now, the less glamorous side of global health: five flights to get home. ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️

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07/08/2026

Global Focus on Cancer is proud to have contributed to this landmark report through expert review, leadership in the global consultation that informed the Joint Statement of Cancer Care Priorities, and contributions to the report itself, including the section on peer-to-peer support.

For more than a decade, GFC has worked alongside partners around the world to advance people-centered cancer care, champion the meaningful engagement of people with lived experience, and build the evidence for peer support as an integral component of comprehensive cancer care.

We are especially encouraged to see two priorities reflected in the report: the recommendation to include people with lived experience in all cancer-related decision-making, and the recognition of peer-to-peer support as an evidence-based approach that complements formal health services. These principles have been at the heart of GFC’s work since our founding.

We are deeply grateful to the World Health Organization and to the many colleagues, partners, advocates, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and people with lived experience who contributed their expertise to this important work.

Together, we now have an opportunity to turn these recommendations into meaningful action, ensuring that every person affected by cancer has access to more equitable, more compassionate, and more people-centered care.
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05/23/2026

Our founder, Carolyn Taylor, was honored to represent Global Focus on Cancer at the IARC 60th Anniversary Conference, including participation in the Women, Power and Cancer session supported by The Lancet Oncology.

In addition to presenting, GFC shared posters highlighting our work in peer-to-peer support, meaningful engagement of people with lived experience, and a sub-analysis of National Cancer Control Plans exploring the integration of people-centered care within cancer policy and planning.

The conference created an important space for sharing research, ideas, and perspectives from colleagues and advocates around the world working toward more equitable and compassionate cancer care.

At a time when global collaboration matters more than ever, these opportunities to learn from one another, strengthen partnerships, and build community across countries and disciplines feel deeply meaningful.

Grateful for the conversations, collaborations, and friendships — and for all those continuing to move this work forward together. 💛

05/16/2026

Grateful to the team at and our partners at International Cancer Control Partnership for an engaging and thoughtful Cancer Planners Forum.

Honored to have our Founder/Executive Director share her reflections on meaningful engagement and the role relationships, trust, and shared ownership play in strengthening cancer control planning and implementation.

One of the best parts of these meetings is always the opportunity to hear different perspectives, learn from colleagues working in diverse settings, and make new connections and friendships across the global cancer community.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to such important discussions and especially the wonderful team at UICC for all their hard work!! Looking forward to next year!!

03/31/2026

We say people-centered care matters.
But when you look at how it’s defined and measured—something is missing.

Proud to share our latest paper from Global Focus on Cancer, published in ecancer.

Across LMICs, we found:
• Inconsistent definitions
• A focus on systems, not people
• Little accountability for lived experience

So the question isn’t whether we believe in people-centered care.
It’s whether we’re building systems that reflect it.

Because if lived experience isn’t measured, it isn’t shaping care.

🔗 Link : https://ecancer.org/en/journal/article/2102-patient-centred-care-a-scoping-review-of-measures-of-patient-centredness-in-healthcare-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-lmics

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