Cancer Control 2013
According to World Health Organization statistics, more than 60% of cancer deaths occur in the developing world, bringing suffering and tragedy to those afflicted. Cancer Control 2013, produced in association with the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, brings together articles, case-studies, opinion and experience on the scale of cancer prevalence in emerging health systems and how professionals are confronting the disease. For featured articles click the boxes below, otherwise for an index of articles from the 2013 edition of Cancer Care 2013, please click here
Featured articles from Cancer Control 2013
Cancer Registration in Emerging Health Systems: the INCTR Cancer Registry Programme
Maxwell Parkin, Coordinator, INCTR African Registry Programme Cancer registries are an essential component of cancer control programmes aiming for the most efficient use of limited resources to combat the rising impact of cancer in low- and middle-income countries. A...
The framework convention alliance campaigns for 2013
The Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) represents the voice of civil society fighting one of the biggest health threats in the 21st century – tobacco use. If left unchecked, tobacco use will kill 8 million people a year by 2030; 70% of them in developing countries.
Nutritional Challenges Facing Low-income Countries: World Cancer Research Fund Global Network and Cancer Prevention
Prescilla S Perera, Science Project Manager, World Cancer Research Fund International, Jo Jewell, Acting Policy and Public Affairs Manager, World Cancer Research Fund International and Martin J Wiseman, Medical and Scientific Adviser, World Cancer Research Fund...
Astrazeneca: Advancing The Science And Medicine Of Treating Cancer
AstraZeneca is hard at work pushing new boundaries in the understanding of cancer and personalized medicine to develop new therapeutic options that can make a difference in patients’ lives.
Issues in Access to Cancer medications In Low- and middle-income countries
Gilberto de Lima Lopes, Jr, MD, MBA, FAMS, the Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre, Singapore and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA In the last five decades major breakthroughs have been realized in the treatment of...
Towards A Global Approach For Access To Oncology Care
Cancer is a noncommunicable disease (NCD) and a leading cause of death worldwide. In 2008, cancer accounted for 7.6 million deaths around the world, with 70% of those deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries
