Cancer screening in the developing world : case studies and strategies from the field / edited by Madelon L. Finkel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finkel, Madelon Lubin, 1949- editor.

Series:

Geisel series in global health and medicine.

Geisel series in global health and medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Prevention.

Cancer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hanover, New Hampshire : Dartmouth College Press, [2018]

Summary:

Case studies featuring real-world issues, problems, and solutions for cancer screening programs in the developing world.

Contents:

Global burden of disease : a short overview / Madelon L. Finkel

The benefits and challenges of population-based screening in low- and middle-income countries / Madelon L. Finkel

Challenges in screening for cervical cancer : sharing experiences from India / Shobha S. Krishnan

Educate, screen, and treat program for cervical cancer in rural Tamil Nadu, India / Biswajit Paul and Rita Isaac

Delivering a screen and treat program in rural Malawi : the Nkhoma story / Christine Campbell and Heather A. Cubie

A national cervical cancer screening program in Haiti / Kaitlin McCurdy, Grace Tillyard, Joseph Bernard, and Vincent DeGennaro Jr.

Case study : introducing PCR testing for high-risk HPV in Honduras / Linda S. Kennedy and Gregory J. Tsongalis

Oral cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries / A. Ross Kerr, Shelly Arora, and Paul M. Speight

Mobile health for cancer care and control in low- and middle-income countries : leveraging the power of mobile technology to improve cancer outcomes / Shreya Bhatt and Jay Evans

The case for the integration of palliative care in health care systems / Liz Grant

Thoughts going forward / Madelon L. Finkel.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781512602524

1512602523

OCLC:

1006528163