The African Esophageal Cancer Consortium is a self-organized oesophageal cancer research consortium of more than 80 physicians and scientists working at ten sites in nine countries of eastern and southern Africa. We study the aetiology of this highly fatal cancer and are expanding the clinical capacity to improve cancer care. The African Esophageal Cancer Consortium is a self-organized consortium of more than 80 physicians and scientists working in eastern and southern African countries. This Comment highlights the role that international collaborations with regional partners at their centre play in expanding local capacities for research and care to address cancer disparities.

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在东非扩大食管癌研究和护理

非洲食管癌联盟是一个自发组织的食管癌研究联盟，由 80 多名医生和科学家组成，他们在非洲东部和南部九个国家的十个地点工作。我们研究这种高度致命癌症的病因，并正在扩大临床能力以改善癌症护理。非洲食管癌协会是一个自发组织的协会，由在东部和南部非洲国家工作的 80 多位医生和科学家组成。该评论强调了与区域合作伙伴在其中心开展的国际合作在扩大当地研究和护理能力以解决癌症差异方面所发挥的作用。