Cancer control
By: edited by J. Mark Elwood, Simon B. Sutcliffe.
Contributors: Elwood, J. Mark.; Sutcliffe, Simon B., 1946-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199550173
Subjects: Cancer -- Prevention; Health planning; Health promotion; Neoplasms -- prevention & control; Early Detection of Cancer; Health Planning; Health Promotion; Neoplasms -- therapy
Description: "Cancer control is the term applied to the development of integrated population-based approaches to reduce the incidence and mortality from cancer and to minimize its impact on affected individuals and on the community. It covers a spectrum of prevention, early diagnosis, optimal treatment, and supportive and palliative care. It emphasizes the application of new knowledge gained through research to achieve current best practice. Cancer control has become a political priority in many countries in recent years, with the evolution of both national and regional cancer control strategic plans. The integrated nature of cancer control, involving a wide spectrum of health care professionals, researchers, and health managers and planners, is reflected in this multi-disciplinary text, which is the first in this rapidly developing field"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: -- 1; title: The cancer challenge 1. Cancer control and the burden of cancer, M Elwood, S Sutcliffe 2; title: Prevention and screening 2. Active cancer prevention, G Colditz, C Beers 3. Achieving behavioural changes in individuals and populations, D Hill, H Dixon 4. Early diagnosis and screening in cancer control, A Miller 3; title: Applying new research 5. Integrating science with service in cancer control: closing the gap between discovery and delivery, J Kerner 6. The impact of immunization on cancer control: the example of HPV vaccination, A Burchell, E Franco 4; title: Improving patient care 7. Improving cancer services: the approach taken in England, M Richards 8. Population-based cancer control and the role of guidelines; title: towards a 'systems' approach, GP Browman, M Brouwers, B Fervers, C Sawka 9. The optimal provision of cancer treatment services, M Barton, G Delaney 10. Managing the cost of new therapies: the challenge of funding new drugs, S O'Reilly, J Venkatesh 11. Community supports for people affected by cancer, M Jefford 12. Improving quality of life, S Bush, E Bruera 13. Shifting the paradigm: from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to integrative oncology, A Leis, S Sagar, M Verhoef, L Balneaves, D Seely, D Oneschuk 14. Patient centred supportive and palliative care, G Thompson, C Ens, H Chochinov Part 5; title: Integrated cancer control 15. From cancer care to cancer control: organization of population-based cancer control systems, S Sutcliffe 16. Getting the public involved in cancer control; title: doing something besides worrying, P Kelly, W Friedman, T Addis, M Elwood, C Neil, M Sarner, S Sutcliffe 17. Organizational structures for cancer control, L Caron 18. Evaluating the outcomes of cancer control, A Micheli, P Baili, R Ciampichini, A Verdecchia 19. Priority setting methods and cancer control, S Peacock, L Hedden, C Mitton 20. Ethics and the idea of cancer control, L Schwartz 21. Integrating cancer control with control of other non-communicable diseases, R Burton, J Leowski Jr, M de Courten 22. Cancer control in developing countries, I Magrath 23. Strengthening the global community for cancer control, S Sutcliffe, M Elwood.