Kazakhstan
Fig. 18.1 Kazakhstan on the world map Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991; the current President,…
ONCOLOGY
Cancer Care in Lebanon, New Trends and Challenges
Fig. 10.1 Map of Lebanon It is estimated that just less than 10 % of the population is above the age of 65 years and 1.5 % above the age…
Cancer Care in Countries in Transition: The Islamic Republic of Iran
Cancer type N % Skin 9114 12.3 Breast 7822 10.6 Stomach 6886 9.3 Colon and anal canal 6210 8.4 Bladder 4601 6.2 Prostate 3856 5.2 Leukemia 3461 4.7 Esophagus 3297…
Promoting Cancer Nursing Education, Training, and Research in Countries in Transition
Fig. 31.1 Number of nursing personnel by WHO region. Source: The 2013 update, Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization, Geneva (http://www.who.int/hrh/statistics/hwfstats/). Note: AMRO figures include 3.25 million nursing personnel…
The Current State of Cancer Care in North America
Information Facts Comment Number of patients with an accurate awareness of their prognosis 16.5 %; 18.5 % IF the most-important doctor discussed prognosis [47] Patients with metastatic colon or lung…
Cancer Care in Regions/Societies in Transition in the Gulf States: Sultanate of Oman
Male Female Topography Frequency Percentage Topography Frequency Percentage Leukemia 58 9.8 Breast 147 24.8 Prostate 57 9.6 Thyroid 67 11.3 Colorectal 53 8.9 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 37 6.2 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 51…
Cancer Care in an Economically Torn Country: Cyprus
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…
Cancer Care Among Immigrants to North America
© 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,…
Forty Years Fast Forward: Vietnamese Refugees in the United States with Comments on Their Cancer Care
© 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…
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience Caring for Patients from Countries Undergoing Political–Social Conflict
© 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…
