05 Foreword Ahmed Al-Mandhari

06 Introduction Ibtihal Fadhil

07 Editorial:
Cancer control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Asmus Hammerich, Nasim Pourghazian, Heba Fouad, Mark Lodge, Rana Hajjeh and Ibtihal Fadhil

10 Chapter 1:
National cancer control planning in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Eman Alkalawi, Ali Al Zahrani, André Ilbawi, Rolando Camacho, Salim M Adib and Ibtihal Fadhil

19 Chapter 2:
Cancer prevention: Modifiable risk factors
Randah Hamadeh, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh, Fatina Altahan, Fatimah El-Awa, Khalid Saeed, Mark Lodge, Maya Charafeddine and Ibtihal Fadhil

34 Chapter 3:
Cancer prevention: Infection and environment as risk factors
Ali Al Zahrani, Ali Shamseddine, Partha Basu, Randah Hamadeh, Hikmat Abdel-Razeq, Maya Charafeddine and Fatina Altahan

45 Chapter 4:
Early detection of cancer: An evolving necessity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Kazem Zendehdel, Partha Basu, Ophira Ginsburg, Samar Al Homoud, Slim Slama, Rola Shaheen, Deborah Mukherji, Ali Al Zahrani and Ibtihal Fahil

55 Chapter 5:
Access to cancer treatment and diagnosis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Mojtaba Vand Rajabpour, Rolando Camacho, Ibtihal Fadhil, Bassim J Al-Bahrani, Nagi S El Saghir, Hikmat Abdel-Razeq, Ahmed Elhaj, Gulin Gedik and Kazem Zendehdel

68 Chapter 6:
Cancer care in humanitarian crises
Raya Saab, Slim Slama, Asem Mansour, Zahi Abdul Sater, Rola El Sayed and Deborah Mukherji

72 Chapter 7:
Childhood cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Raya Saab, Ranin Soliman, Asim Belgaumi, Leila Hessissen, Tezer Kutluk, Lydia Konig, Sawsan Jaffar Sawan Al Madhi, Iyad Sultan, Mhamed Harif and Nasim Pourghazian

82 Chapter 8:
Palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: An overview
Hibah Osman, Sami Alshammary, Maryam Rassouli, Iman Al-Diri, Ibtihal Fadhil, Azza Hassan, Omar Shamieh, Samy Alsirafy, Ghadeer Alarjeh, Nasim Pourghazian and Khalid Al Saleh

90 Chapter 9:
Cancer surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Saleh A Alessy, Ariana Znaor, Ze Shen, Ali Al Zahrani, Ali Shamseddine, Heba Fouad, Kazem Zendehdel, Sultan Eser, Zahi Abdul-Sater, Jawad Al-Lawati and Ibtihal Fadhil

95 Chapter 10:
Role of regional civil society organizations in cancer control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Fatemeh Toorang, Kazem Zendehel, Ibtihal Fadhil, Hana Chaar, Nisreen Qatamish, Sawsan Al Madhi and Hadi Abu Rasheed