Cancer: why sharing info is vital

Since the number one cause for developing cancer is old age (as it is for any disease really) we tend to associate cancer with developed countries with the highest life expectancies. However the Global Cancer Project Map shows that 60-70% of cancer deaths occur in less developed parts of the world. Their goal is to create synergies across the globe--what I wonder is, if we all realised how much we could learn about all types of cancer by analysing cancer genotypes and phenotypes from developing countries and against a much richer variety of genetic backgrounds...would developed countries be willing to join forces with oncologists from developing countries to distinguish the chaff from the wheat? I believe that since most genetic diversity is found in sub-Saharian Africa, we can learn a lot about the behaviour of tumorigenic cells by factoring in genetic background diversity. Ironically, the more diversity, the more targeted we might become.

http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2015/03/25/new-global-cancer-map-aims-to-improve-care-in-developing-countries/