Diagnosis and treatment.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Series:

Cancer control (World Health Organization)

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes ; [module 4]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Diagnosis.

Cancer.

Cancer--Treatment.

Cancer--Patients--Medical care.

Cancer--Patients--Services for.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (50 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The World Health Organization estimates that 7.6 million people died of cancer in 2005 and 84 million people will die in the next 10 years if action is not taken. More than 70% of all cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where resources available for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer are limited or nonexistent. Yet cancer is to a large extent avoidable. Over 40% of all cancers can be prevented. Some of the most common cancers are curable if detected early and treated. Even with late cancer, the suffering of patients can be relieved with good palliative care. Can

Contents:

Diagnosis and Treatment; Series overview; DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT: module Contents; Key messages; Key definitions; PRE-PLANNING; PLANNING STEP 1: Where are we now?; PLANNING STEP 2: Where do we want to be?; PLANNING STEP 3: How do we get there?; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-74408-5

9786611744083

92-4-068451-4

92-4-068312-7

OCLC:

437213723