Publication 2017
Cancer in Low-Resource Areas: Treatment, Palliation, Survivorship
This report from the National Academies Press (NAP) summarizes the second in a series of …
This report from the National Academies Press (NAP) summarizes the second in a series of workshops on cancer prevention and early detection in low-resource communities. The workshops were developed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to explore and address challenges faced by low- and middle-income countries who now bear a majority share of the global cancer burden, with cancer often surpassing the burden of infectious diseases in these countries. Effective low-cost cancer…
Disease Burden | Chronic Disease/Risks | Health Systems | Social Sector Policy | Economics/Finance | Global