CONTENTS
CONTENTS
07 Foreword Margaret Chan 53 The Framework Convention Alliance campaigns
for 2013 Yvona Tous
09 Introduction Ian Magrath and Tim Probart
Epidemiology
Global cancer policy-making 56 Cancer registration in emerging health systems:
12 Building capacity for cancer control in the lesser- The INCTR Cancer Registry Programme
resourced world – factors influencing success, Maxwell Parkin
value and satisfaction Simon B Sutcliffe and Leigh J
Passman 60 The CONCORD programme: Why we need
global surveillance of cancer survival
18 Sponsored feature: Towards a global approach Michel P Coleman
for access to oncology care Sanofi Oncology
Early detection
21 Building affordable cancer care in low- and 68 Early detection of cancer in primary care in less-
middle-income countries developed countries
Julia Fan Li and Richard Sullivan Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Kunnambath
Ramadas and You-Lin Qiao
24 Sponsored feature: Issues in access to cancer
medications in low- and middle-income countries 73 Sponsored feature: The power of technology and
Johns Hopkins Medicine knowledge Agfa HealthCare
27 Overcoming challenges in conducting clinical 75 Managing lymphomas in African settings:
trials in Africa Melissa Adde and Ian Magrath Improving diagnostic accuracy and carrying out
research projects Giulia De Falco, Emily A Rogena,
34 Sponsored feature: AstraZeneca: Advancing the Kikkeri Naresh, Martine Raphael, Ian Magrath and
science and medicine of treating cancer Lorenzo Leoncini
AstraZeneca
Treatment
36 Context-relevant guidelines in cancer care: 85 Challenges of making radiotherapy accessible in
Breast cancer early detection, diagnosis and developing countries Massoud Samiei
treatment in low- and middle-income countries
Benjamin O Anderson 95 Sponsored feature: The UNIQUETM system –
Varian adds RapidArc® and image guidance to
Risk factors low energy treatment platform for radiation
44 Nutritional challenges facing low-income therapy in international cancer clinics
countries: World Cancer Research Fund Global Varian Medical Systems
Network and cancer prevention
Prescilla S Perera, Jo Jewell and Martin J Wiseman Palliative care
98 Palliative care and access to medications for pain
50 Sponsored feature: IASLC: Developing lung treatment Claire Morris
cancer health care initiatives in emerging health
systems International Association for the Study of
Lung Cancer
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