Men Women Cancer type Crude incidence/% ASR per 100,000 Cancer type Crude incidence/% ASR per 100,000 Prostate 418/26.4 71.4 Breast 496/34.0 87.0 Colon/rectum 206/13.1 35.7 Colon 161/11.0 24.2 Lung 204/13.0…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_30 30. Cancer Care Among Immigrants to North America Bahar Javdan1 and Barrie Cassileth1 (1) Integrative Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_27 27. Forty Years Fast Forward: Vietnamese Refugees in the United States with Comments on Their Cancer Care Phuong L. Nguyen1 and…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_25 25. Caring for Refugees with Cancer: A Case for Training of US Oncology Professionals Lidia Schapira1 (1) Department of Medicine,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_26 26. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience Caring for Patients from Countries Undergoing Political–Social Conflict Daniel E. Epner1 and…
Early cancer detection Breast: mammogram, digital mammogram; MRI Lung: low radiation CT scan Prostate: PSA, multi-parametric MRI Large bowel: fecal occult blood, recto-sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, virtual colonoscopy Hepatocellular carcinoma: alfa fetoprotein;…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_4 4. The Magic of Dreams: Conflicts and Quandaries Within Multicultural Societies in Transition Lea Baider1 and Gil Goldzweig2 (1) Department of…
Percentage Governorate name Rank 28 Amman Max 25 Mafraq 23 Irbid 11.3 Zarqa 3.2 Balqa 1.8 Jarash 1.7 Madaba 1.6 Ajlon and Karak 1.2 Ma’an 0.5 Tafelah and Aqaba Min…
Indicator Year Statistics GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2009 12,853 GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %) GDP per capita 456.6 Exchange rates (national currency per…
Fig. 13.1 The most common types of cancer among Sudanese patients, 2009–2010. National cancer strategy, Sudan 2012–2016 Early Detection in Sudan There are some efforts to train primary healthcare workers…
