INTERNATIONAL CANCER EXPERT CORPS INC

Programs

1. Icec twinning programs/mentoring partnershipscancer care building capacity and capability for low- and middle-income countries (lmic) through mentorship and innovative technology there are low-middle-income countries (lmics) where there is almost no access to cancer care leading to unnecessary deaths and immeasurable suffering. What is needed is access to the appropriate expertise built from the local community and treatment with effective technology to ensure sustainable capacity and capability. The international cancer expert corps is addressing the shortage of cancer care through a two-pronged approach of (1) twinning programs and mentorship to build and sustain expertise and (2) innovative "smart" technology to provide radiation therapy and knowledge-assisted treatment. The icec mentorship corps is being built with international partners in resource-rich high-income countries (hics) with experts serving as mentors with twinning partnerships among champions in lmics. While there is a good measure of volunteerism, financial support is needed for the twinning partners to have the time and basic resources for education, training and ongoing active partnership. In 2021, icec…

   $52,353 spent$66,708 earned by the program
   19% of program spending

2. Developing novel medical linear accelerators (linacs) for challenging environments in low- and middle-income countries (lmic) there are low-and middle-income countries (lmics) where there is almost no access to cancer care leading to unnecessary deaths and immeasurable suffering. What is needed is access to the appropriate expertise built from the local community and treatment with effective technology to ensure sustainable capacity and capability. Radiation therapy is an essential component of cancer care, critical for the cure and palliation of over half the patients with cancer. A ready measure for the adequacy of cancer care is access to the radiation therapy machine called the linear accelerator or linac. In addition to its primary goal of education, training and mentoring of cancer care teams in lmics, icec's secondary goal is to improve access to technology for radiation therapy treatment. The scope of the shortage of radiation therapy machines or linacs is staggering. In high-income countries, there is approximately one linac for every 125,000 persons; in some lmics, the ratio is one for every 800,000 -100,000,000. Despite the recognition of this gap decades ago, little…

   $126,150 spent$867,489 earned by the program
   45% of program spending

3. Icec outreach the need for expertise in global oncology is increasing, with approximately 10.4 million people dying globally from cancer annually. Icec engages in various activities that promote healthcare system strengthening, particularly through workforce capacity and capability-building strategies in low- and middle-income countries worldwide. Icec's outreach program leverages its expansive network of experts, including healthcare professionals, educators, economists and others, to raise awareness and promote substantive involvement in efforts to confront the global cancer crisis. Icec works closely with the research and scientific communities, national and international ngos, governments, regulators, academia, industry, and their regional and international partners in research, presentations at international symposia, and authoring and contributing to a number of peer-reviewed journal articles. In 2024, though the covid-19 pandemic had lessened its grip on the global healthcare community, it further exposed significant inequities within health systems worldwide. Cancer, like covid-19, disproportionately impacts people of color, the impoverished, and historically marginalized…

   $100,075 spent$163,290 earned by the program
   35% of program spending

4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

   $3,461 spentof which $1,000 as grants
   1% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $282,039.