Cancer control opportunities in low- and middle-income countries
By: Committee on Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Board on Global Health ; Frank A. Sloan and Hellen Gelband, editors
Contributors: Sloan, Frank A; Gelband, Hellen
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780309103848
Subjects: Cancer -- Developing countries -- Prevention; Cancer -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries; Cancer -- Prevention -- International cooperation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references

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Table of contents: title: Causes of and risk factors for cancer and the elements of cancer control; title: The cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries and how it is measured; title: Defining resource-level-appropriate cancer control; title: Preventing cancers (and other diseases) by reducing tobacco use; title: Compelling opportunities in global cancer control; title: Palliative care; title: Cancer centers in low- and middle-income countries; title: Advocacy for cancer control; title: Expanding the role of the global community in cancer control