Policy and cancer care

Jenei, Kristina, Sullivan, Richard and Aggarwal, Ajay (2025) Policy and cancer care. In: Treatment of Cancer, Eighth Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 666-676. ISBN 9781032559544

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Abstract

Cancer is a major challenge for health systems worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Each year, the disease is responsible for an estimated 10 million deaths annually.1 Approximately one-third of cancer deaths are the result of lifestyle factors highlighting the urgent need for effective prevention, public health, and early detection.1 In low and middle-income countries, 30% of cases are the result of cancer-causing infections, such as human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis.1 As treatments ameliorate and more patients survive cancer there are also wider issues of long-term impact on health systems.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© 2025 selection and editorial matter, Pat Price and Karol Sikora; individual chapters, the contributors.
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2025 11:00
Last Modified:	09 May 2025 11:47
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127948

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