Cancer Control

Cancer control is the term applied to the development of integrated population-based approaches to reduce the incidence and mortality from cancer and to minimize its impact on affected individuals and on the community. It covers a spectrum of prevention, early diagnosis, optimal treatment, and supportive and palliative care. It emphasizes the application of new knowledge gained through research to achieve current best practice. Cancer control has become a political priority in many countries in recent years, with the evolution of both national and regional cancer control strategic plans. The integrated nature of cancer control, involving a wide spectrum of health care professionals, researchers, and health managers and planners, is reflected in this multi-disciplinary text, which is the first in this rapidly developing field. Addresses an important population health concern with substantial medical and socio-economic impact Comprehensive across aspects of population health, medical practice, clinical care and well-being Incorporates issues related to quality of life, patient and public engagement, palliation and ethics Acknowledges contextual realities and differences between resource settings in relation to cancer control programme Written for a general audience, so no previous knowledge of the topic is assumed Mark Elwood , Vice-President, Family and Community Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada, and Simon B. Sutcliffe , Chair, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Canada CONTENTS 1 - The cancer challenge 1: M Elwood, S Sutcliffe: Cancer control and the burden of cancer 2 - Prevention and screening 2: G Colditz, C Beers: Active cancer prevention 3: D Hill, H Dixon: Achieving behavioural changes in individuals and populations 4: A Miller: Early diagnosis and screening in cancer control 3 - Applying new research 5: J Kerner: Integrating science with service in cancer control: closing the gap between discovery and delivery 6: A Burchell, E Franco: The impact of immunization on cancer control: the example of HPV vaccination 4 - Improving patient care 7: M Richards: Improving cancer services: the approach taken in England 8: GP Browman, M Brouwers, B Fervers, C Sawka: Population-based cancer control and the role of guidelines - towards a 'systems' approach 9: M Barton, G Delaney: The optimal provision of cancer treatment services 10: S O'Reilly, J Venkatesh: Managing the cost of new therapies: the challenge of funding new drugs 11: M Jefford: Community supports for people affected by cancer 12: S Bush, E Bruera: Improving quality of life 13: A Leis, S Sagar, M Verhoef, L Balneaves, D Seely, D Oneschuk: Shifting the paradigm: from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to integrative oncology 14: G Thompson, C Ens, H Chochinov: Patient centred supportive and palliative care Part 5 - Integrated cancer control 15: S Sutcliffe: From cancer care to cancer control: organization of population-based cancer control systems 16: P Kelly, W Friedman, T Addis, M Elwood, C Neil, M Sarner, S Sutcliffe: Getting the public involved in cancer control - doing something besides worrying 17: L Caron: Organizational structures for cancer control 18: A Micheli, P Baili, R Ciampichini, A Verdecchia: Evaluating the outcomes of cancer control 19: S Peacock, L Hedden, C Mitton: Priority setting methods and cancer control 20: L Schwartz: Ethics and the idea of cancer control 21: R Burton, J Leowski Jr, M de Courten: Integrating cancer control with control of other non-communicable diseases 22: I Magrath: Cancer control in developing countries 23: S Sutcliffe, M Elwood: Strengthening the global community for cancer control