Too much of the world’s medical evidence is generated in settings that differ significantly from the demographic, genetic, environmental, socioeconomic and healthcare realities of West African populations.
RLOF therefore seeks to support a growing culture of locally relevant cancer research and innovation.
Our research interests include:
Population and epidemiological research
Improving understanding of cancer patterns within Nigerian and West African populations.
Clinical research
Supporting ethically conducted research that can improve diagnosis, treatment and patient outcomes.
Translational research
Encouraging the movement of promising scientific findings into practical healthcare applications.
Patient-centred research
Understanding the lived experience of cancer and how services can better respond to patient needs.
Prevention and early detection
Supporting research and programmes that improve awareness, screening and earlier presentation.
Health systems research
Exploring practical ways to improve access, referral pathways, treatment continuity and cancer-care infrastructure.
Research with purpose
Our objective is not research for research’s sake.
We want evidence that can help clinicians, policymakers, institutions and communities make better decisions.
The long-term ambition is to support research that contributes to:
Better evidence → Better policy → Better practice → Better patient outcomes.
Where appropriate, RLOF will work with universities, hospitals, clinicians, research institutions, pharmaceutical and technology partners and other stakeholders to support ethical and scientifically robust research.
