Cancer control / edited by J. Mark Elwood, Simon B. Sutcliffe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Elwood, J. Mark.

Sutcliffe, Simon B., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Prevention.

Cancer.

Health planning.

Health promotion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cancer control is the term applied to the development of integrated population-based approaches to reduce the incidence and mortality from cancer and to minimize its impact on affected individuals and on the community. It covers a spectrum of prevention, early diagnosis, optimal treatment, and supportive and palliative care. It emphasizes the application of new knowledge gained through research to achieve current best practice. Cancer control has become a political priority in manycountries in recent years, with the evolution of both national and regional cancer control strategic plans. The in

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Part 1 The cancer challenge; 1 Cancer control and the burden of cancer; Part 2 Prevention and screening; 2 Active cancer prevention; 3 Achieving behavioural changes in individuals and populations; 4 Early diagnosis and screening in cancer control; Part 3 Applying new knowledge; 5 Integrating science with service in cancer control: closing the gap between discovery and delivery; 6 The impact of immunization on cancer control: the example of HPV vaccination; Part 4 Optimizing patient care; 7 Improving cancer services: the approach taken in England

8 Population-based cancer control and the role of guidelines - towards a 'systems' approach9 The optimal provision of cancer treatment services; 10 Managing the costs of new therapies: the challenge of funding new drugs; 11 Community supports for people affected by cancer; 12 Improving quality of life; 13 Shifting the paradigm: from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to integrative oncology; 14 Patient-centred supportive and palliative care; Part 5 Integrated cancer control; 15 From cancer care to cancer control: organization of population-based cancer control systems

16 Getting the public involved in cancer control - doing something besides worrying17 Organizational structures for cancer control; 18 Evaluating the outcomes of cancer control; 19 Priority setting methods and cancer control; 20 Ethics and the idea of cancer control; 21 Integrating cancer control with control of other non-communicable diseases; 22 Cancer control in developing countries; 23 Strengthening the global community for cancer control; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-176867-7

1-283-34831-4

9786613348319

0-19-157562-3

OCLC:

761692582