Fig. 24.1 Map of Argentina Fig. 24.2 Argentina in the world map The total population (2013) is 41,446,000 inhabitants, with a life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2012) of 73/79…
Fig. 19.1 Estimated new cancer cases and deaths worldwide for leading cancer sites by level of economic development. Source: GLOBOCAN 2012 The World Health Organization (WHO) projected that by 2030,…
Fig. 6.1 Distribution of the Palestinian Population by governorates, Palestine, 2013. Source: Data from Ministry of Health Report, Palestine, 2013 Cancer in the West Bank and Gaza is considered to…
Fig. 8.1 Map of Jordan (CIA World Factbook) The climate of the country is mostly moderate to dry desert; temperature on average ranges from 4 to 31 °C. Natural resources…
The Land and Geography: Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Rectangular in shape, it covers an area of 386,000 mile2. To the West lie the Western Desert…
Fig. 23.1 Cancer mortality profile (Source: World Health Organization—cancer country profiles; Romania, 2014) Fig. 23.2 Age-standardized cancer mortality trends (Source: World Health Organization—cancer country profiles; Romania, 2014) Among all types…
Fig. 22.1 Cancer incidence by localization and sex in Georgia (2012) Unfortunately, about half of newly revealed cancer cases are diagnosed at stage III–IV. The big number of the cases…
Fig. 29.1 A time line of discovery and clinical implementation of genomics to advance treatment of childhood ALL. ALL acute lymphoblastic leukemia, SNP single-nucleotide polymorphism, TPMT thiopurine methyltransferase Integration of…
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…
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,…
