Cancer Control : Planning.
The World Health Organization estimates that 7.6 million people died of cancer in 2005 and 84 million people will die in the next 10 years if action is not taken. More than 70% of all cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where resources available for prevention, diagnosis and tre...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Geneva :
World Health Organization,
2006.
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| Series: | Knowledge into Action - WHO Guide for Effective Programmes.
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| Summary: | The World Health Organization estimates that 7.6 million people died of cancer in 2005 and 84 million people will die in the next 10 years if action is not taken. More than 70% of all cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where resources available for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer are limited or nonexistent. This first module, Planning, gives programme managers essential practical guidance on the necessary steps for developing an effective cancer control plan. The module shows how to create a cancer control plan that responds to the needs of the people, is ba. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (51 pages .) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 38). |
| ISBN: | 9789240680166 9240680160 9241546999 9789241546997 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |