Cancer

XVII, 341 S.

Ill., graph. Darst.

Disease control priorities. - Washington, DC : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, ZDB-ID 2842630-7. - Vol. volume 3

Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary and recommendations -- The changing global burden of cancer : transitions in human development and implications for cancer prevention and control -- Breast cancer -- Cervical cancer -- Oral cancer : prevention, early detection, and treatment -- Colorectal cancer -- Treating childhood cancer in low- and middle-income countries -- Liver cancer -- Cancer pain relief -- Global hazards of tobacco and the benefits of smoking cessation and tobacco taxes -- Cancer services and the comprehensive cancer center -- Screening for cancer : considerations for low- and middle-income countries -- Surgical services for cancer care -- Radiation therapy for cancer -- Need for national commitments to cancer research to guide public health investment and practice -- Cancer in low- and middle-income countries : an economic overview -- Financing cancer care in low-resource settings -- An extended cost-effectiveness analysis of publicly financed HPV vaccination to prevent cervical cancer in China.

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