Cancer in Low-Resource Areas: Treatment, Palliation, Survivorship
2017
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 control options are available that might help prevent as many as one-third of cancer deaths worldwide. However, these interventions remain inaccessible for many due to health infrastructure and care costs. The result is often delayed diagnoses, with worse patient outcomes. In some communities' social stigmas, geopolitical issues, and cultural norms may further limit health care access for cancer prevention and detection.
This workshop, held in November 2016, considered cancer treatment, palliative care, and survivorship care. The first workshop in the series, held in October 2015, explored cancer prevention and early detection.
Cancer in Low-Resource Areas: Treatment, Palliation, Survivorship
Source:
Cancer Care in Low-Resource Areas: Cancer Treatment, Palliative Care, and Survivorship Care: Proceedings of a Workshop. The National Academies Press 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/24743.