Cancer control opportunities in low- and middle-income countries / Committee on Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Board on Global Health ; Frank A. Sloan and Hellen Gelband, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Contributor:

Sloan, Frank A.

Gelband, Hellen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Developing countries--Prevention.

Cancer.

Cancer--Economic aspects--Developing countries.

Cancer--Prevention--International cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cancer is low or absent on the health agendas of low- and middle-income countries (LMCs) despite the fact that more people die from cancer in these countries than from AIDS and malaria combined. International health organizations, bilateral aid agencies, and major foundations-which are instrumental in setting health priorities-also have largely ignored cancer in these countries. This book identifies feasible, affordable steps for LMCs and their international partners to begin to reduce the cancer burden for current and future generations. Stemming the growth of cigarette smoking tops the list to prevent cancer and all the other major chronic diseases. Other priorities include infant vaccination against the hepatitis B virus to prevent liver cancers and vaccination to prevent cervical cancer. Developing and increasing capacity for cancer screening and treatment of highly curable cancers (including most childhood malignancies) can be accomplished using "resource-level appropriateness" as a guide. And there are ways to make inexpensive oral morphine available to ease the pain of the many who will still die from cancer.

Contents:

Causes of and risk factors for cancer and the elements of cancer control

The cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries and how it is measured

Defining resource-level-appropriate cancer control

Preventing cancers (and other diseases) by reducing tobacco use

Compelling opportunities in global cancer control

Palliative care

Cancer centers in low- and middle-income countries

Advocacy for cancer control

Expanding the role of the global community in cancer control.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610742585

9780309133982

030913398X

9781280742583

1280742585

9780309667081

0309667089

OCLC:

182530958