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Global cancer policy-making
12 Building capacity for cancer control in the resourced world – factors influencing success, and satisfaction Simon B Sutcliffe and Leigh J Passman
18 Sponsored feature: Towards a global approach for access to oncology care: Sanofi Oncolgy
21 Building affordable cancer care in low- and middle-income countries Julia Fan Li and Richard Sullivan
24 Sponsored feature: Issues in access to cancer medications in low- and middle-income countries John Hopskins Medicine
27 Overcoming challenges in conducting clinical trials in Africa Melissa Adde and Ian Magrath
34 Sponsored feature: AstraZeneca: Advancing the science and medicine of treating cancer AstraZeneca
36 Context-relevant guidelines in cancer care: Breast cancer early detection, diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries Benjamin O Anderson
Risk factors
44 Nutritional challenges facing low-income countries: World Cancer Research Fund Global Network and cancer prevention Prescilla S Perera, Jo Jewell and Martin J Wiseman
50 Sponsored feature: IASLC: Developing lung cancer health care initiatives in emerging health systems International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
54 The Framework Convention Alliance campaigns for 2013 Yvona Tous
Epidemiology
56 Cancer registration in emerging health systems: The INCTR Cancer Registry Programme Maxwell Parkin
60 The CONCORD programme: Why we need global surveillance of cancer survival Michel P Coleman
Early detection
68 Early detection of cancer in primary care in less-developed countries Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Kunnambath Ramadas and You-Lin Qiao
73 Sponsored feature: The power of technology and knowledge Agfa HealthCare
75 Managing lymphomas in African settings: Improving diagnostic accuracy and carrying out research projects Giulia De Falco, Emily A Rogena, Kikkeri Naresh, Martine Raphael, Ian Magrath and Lorenzo Leoncini
Treatment
85 Challenges of making radiotherapy accessible in developing countries Massoud Samiei
95 Sponsored feature: The UNIQUE™ system – Varian adds RapidArc® and image guidance to low energy treatment platform for radiation therapy in international cancer clinics Varian Medical Systems
Palliative care
98 Palliative care and access to medications for pain treatment Clare Morris
Paediatric cancers
104 Curing paediatric cancer in the developing world Tim Eden
108 Paediatric oncology in Ethiopia: an inctr USA and Georgetown University hospital twinning initiative with Tikur Anbessa Specialized General Hospital Aziza Shad, Julia Challinor and Mary Louise Cohen
113 World Child Cancer: The first five years and beyond Liz Burns and Tim Eden
116 The development of pediatric oncology in the Philippines Julius A Lecciones
Regional initiatives
120 The challenge of cancer in Africa Belmira Rodrigues
124 Cancer prevention and control in India: A perspective from the Cancer Institute (WIA) V Shanta, R Swaminathan and R Rama
130 The mission and plans of Sociedad Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Oncología Médica Eduardo Cazap
133 Sponsored feature: The Swiss Cancer League supports projects in developing countries Swiss Cancer League
135 The challenges of providing access to cancer care: Jordan, a Success Story from the heart of the Developing World HRH Princess Dina Mired
138 The role of the South and East Mediterranean College of Oncology Ahmed Elzawawy, Hussein Khaled, Sherif Omar, Munir Kinay, Atef Badran and Aly Abdel Razek
Advocacy
142 The growing burden of cancer and the role of NGOs Nathan Gray, and Ann M McMikel
147 ASCO and the Conquer Cancer Foundation: A global oncology community sharing knowledge to improve patient care Doug Pyle and Nancy Daly
Knowledge management
152 Ignorance is not strength: The need for a global evidence base for cancer control in developing countries Mark Lodge
155 The Cochrane Collaboration, its mission and the value of systematic reviews David Tovey, Harriet MacLehose and Mike Clarke
160 The future of cancer information and dissemination in developing countries Susi Burke and Gordon McVie
163 Open Educational Resources For Cancer: four Years of Progress 2008–2012 Lawrence S Lessin
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
168 About INCTR
172 Partner institutions in developing countries
173 INCTR branches and offices
174 Governing council
175 Partners
