Cancer Care in Afghanistan
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…
ONCOLOGY
Cancer Care in Sudan: Current Situation and Challenges
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…
How to Prioritize Cancer Care for Countries in Transition
Fig. 2.1 A cancer awareness poster designed for use in African Health Centres National Cancer Control Plan A National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) defines a nation’s strategy for preventing, detecting,…
Cancer Trends and Risk Factors in Morocco
Fig. 3.1 Map of Morocco According to the United Nations human development index (HDI ) , Morocco is ranked 125/177 countries worldwide (value 0.620) and 6/45 African countries for which…
Cancer Care in India
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_16 16. Cancer Care in India Suresh Kumar1 (1) Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut, Kerala, India Suresh Kumar Email: drsuresh.kumar@gmail.com…
Modeling Integrative Oncology for the Arab Population in Northern Israel
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_5 5. Modeling Integrative Oncology for the Arab Population in Northern Israel Eran Ben-Arye1, 2 and Jamal Dagash1, 2, 3 (1) Integrative…
Cancer Care in a Country Undergoing Transition: Turkey, Current Challenges and Trends for the Future
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_12 12. Cancer Care in a Country Undergoing Transition: Turkey, Current Challenges and Trends for the Future Rejin Kebudi1, 2 and…
Cancer Care in Countries in Transition in Africa: The Case of Uganda
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_14 14. Cancer Care in Countries in Transition in Africa: The Case of Uganda Amos Deogratius Mwaka1 , Henry Wabinga2 and Christopher Orach Garimoi3 (1) Department…
Cancer Care in Pakistan
Indicator Between 1960–1970 Between 1990–2000 Current 2015 Under 5 mortality 227 128 89 52 Infant mortality 145 105 74 40 Maternal mortality 600 340 300–340 104 It would be logical…
Policy and its Impact on LGBT Cancer
The issue map above from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force shows the status of LGBT civil rights coverage in the United States. In each of the white regions,…
