Cancer control opportunities in low- and middle-income countries

Causes of and risk factors for cancer and the elements of cancer control -- The cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries and how it is measured -- Defining resource-level-appropriate cancer control -- Preventing cancers (and other diseases) by reducing tobacco use -- Compelling opportunitie...

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Körperschaft:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Committee on Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Sloan, Frank A. (BerichterstatterIn), Gelband, Hellen (BerichterstatterIn)
Format:	UnknownFormat
Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	Washington, DC National Acad. Press 2007
Schlagworte:	Cancer > Prevention > Economic aspects > Neoplasms > prevention & control > Developing Countries > Health Care Rationing > International Cooperation > economics
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Zusammenfassung:	Causes of and risk factors for cancer and the elements of cancer control -- The cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries and how it is measured -- Defining resource-level-appropriate cancer control -- Preventing cancers (and other diseases) by reducing tobacco use -- Compelling opportunities in global cancer control -- Palliative care -- Cancer centers in low- and middle-income countries -- Advocacy for cancer control -- Expanding the role of the global community in cancer control.
Beschreibung:	Literaturangaben
Beschreibung:	XIII, 325 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm
ISBN:	0309103843 0-309-10384-3 9780309103848 978-0-309-10384-8