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07 Foreword Margaret Chan
09 Introduction Ian Magrath and Tim Probart
Cancer control planning
12 Non-communicable diseases in the developing world Baroness Jenkin House of Lords, UK Parliament
14 A CANCER CONTROL INTERVIEW WITH: Sir Richard Peto Oxford University
17 Chronic conditions rising in low- and middle-income countries: The case of cancer control Silvia Franceschi and Freddie Bray IARC
24 Sponsored feature: AstraZeneca: Driving oncology collaboration in Asia Susan Galbraith
26 Beyond the Millennium Development Goals: Positioning cancer control in the post-2015 agenda Cary Adams and Rebecca Morton Doherty UICC
31 ESMO’s Global Cancer Task Force: Promoting cancer and non-communicable disease control worldwide Jose M Martin-Moreno, Eduardo Cazap and David J Kerr ESMO
37 Sponsored feature: Varian Medical Systems: Bridging the radiotherapy education gap Varian Medical Sytems
Risk factors
40 One billion deaths: time to take the global tobacco control treaty seriously Laurent Huber Framework Convention Alliance
43 Global tobacco use and cancer: Findings and solutions from The Tobacco Atlas Michael P Eriksen, Amy L Nyman and Carrie F Whitney Georgia State University
Cancer management
50 Women’s reproductive health in transition: The overlapping challenge of breast and cervical cancer Felicia M Knaul, Afsan Bhadelia, Hector Arreola-Ornelas, Isabel Dos-Santos-Silva, Danielle Rodin, Rifat Atun, Ana Langer and Julio Frenk
60 Building Capacity for Cancer Treatment in Low-Income Countries with Particular Reference to East Africa Ian Magrath and Simon Sutcliffe INCTR
67 Early detection of colorectal cancer at primary care level health services Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Parimal J Jivarajan and You-Lin Qiao IARC, Gujarat Cancer Research Institute and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
73 Radiotherapy in global cancer control Mary Gospodarowicz UICC
77 Sponsored feature: New cancer care horizons in South Africa: A radiotherapy vision for a continent Elekta
78 International cancer control congresses: Do they get us closer to the goals of population–based cancer control? Simon B Sutcliffe, Kavita Sarwal, Catherine G Sutcliffe Jon Kerner and Edward Trapido International Cancer Control Congress Canada and Louisiana State University
Disease-specific cancer control
84 Visual inspection of the cervix: Progress to date and the rationale for continued investment Vivien Davis Tsu and Jose Jeronimo PATH
91 Strategies to improve KAPOSI sarcoma outcomes (SIKO): An educational intervention in Zimbabwe Margaret Borok, James Hakim, Jean Kutner and Thomas Campbell University of Zimbabwe and University of Colorado
98 Should mammographic screening be introduced in low- and middle-income countries? Robert Burton and Robin Bell Monash University
Paediatric and adolescent cancer
106 Improving Paediatric Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The Experience of the St Jude International Outreach Program Raul C Ribeiro Paediatric and adolescent cancer St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
111 Retinoblastoma: An exemplary tumour in young children that can be cured in low-income countries Pierre Bey, Fousseyni Traore, Fatoumata Sylla, Gabrielle Chenge, Julien Ilunga, Robert Lukamba, Laurence Desjardins, Isabelle Aerts and Pascal Sirignano AMCC, CHU Gabriel Touré, IOTA, Lubumbashi University, Institut Curie and Cabinet Prothelm
Palliative care
116 Palliative care as a human right Liz Gwyther World Palliative Care Alliance
122 Integrating palliative care into a children’s oncology service in India Gayatri Palat and Stuart Brown INCTR Canada
Regional initiatives
126 Priorities for cancer prevention and control in Zimbabwe Anna Mary Nyakabau Parirenyatwa Hospital
131 Cancer screening and prevention in China Le-Ni Kang and You-Lin Qiao National Cancer Centre of China
134 The under-used role of the Bulgarian National Cancer Registry in cancer control Nadya Dimitrova Bulgarian National Cancer Registry
138 Multisectoral initiatives in cancer control: Fare concessions for cancer patients on Indian railways Rajender Kataria and Mark Lodge Indian Ministry of Railways and INCTR UK
141 OERC–India inaugurated at the Indian Cancer Congress In New Dehli Lawrence S Lessin, Madhavan V Pillai, Savitri Singh-Carlso and Jeanne Sewell OERC
INCTR section
168 About INCTR
150 INCTR branches and governing council
151 Partner institutions in developing countries
152 Partners and acknowledgements