What should the developing world do about cancer?

Over half of new cancers arise in the developing world and by 2020 the proportion will be 70%. On p 505 Sinéad Jones discusses the challenges of cancer control in the developing world. The commonest cancers in the developing world are those of the stomach, lung, liver, breast, and cervix, and infection accounts for almost 1 in 4 cancer deaths. Many screening and treatment programmes that work in developed countries do not transfer to the developing world, and prevention and low technology approaches to early detection and treatment are probably the top priority. Meanwhile tobacco control and hepatitis B vaccination are cost effective prevention strategies.

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