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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on June 9, 2009
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2009 101(12):842-844; doi:10.1093/jnci/djp169
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CANCER IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Customizing Anticancer Strategies to Local Needs

Sarah Webb

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Worldwide, the number of cancer cases each year could reach 27 million by 2030, and more than half of those will most likely occur in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization's World Cancer Report 2008.

Until recently, national cancer control efforts tended to focus on isolated goals: tobacco cessation programs, more radiotherapy machines, or extending the availability of Pap and other screening tests. But in the last several years, the focus has shifted to integrating such efforts into larger national cancer plans that build policy, infrastructure, and resources on the basis of an individual nation's needs.

"Probably the best weapon we have to deal with the world cancer crisis is to have . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Primary Prevention

Radiotherapy and Cancer Plans


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