UNSPECIFIED, ed. National strategic plan for cancer control programme. Non-Communicable Disease Section (NCD), Disease Control Division, Putrajaya, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2469-30-8 (2021)
Abstract
Cancer is one of the most important non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally, and the incidence is expected to continue to increase. The expected increase in incidence is mainly due to rapidly ageing populations and behavioural risk factors. Cancer represents a tremendous burden on patients, families and societies. In addition to the financial cost of the disease, cancer has important psychosocial repercussions for patients and their families and remains in many parts of the world, a stigmatising disease.It is estimated that one-third of the global burden of cancers are preventable through vaccination and eradication of modifiable risk factors such as tobacco use. Whilst systematic screening and access to treatment can lead to effective treatment of a significant proportion of cancers in high-income countries, late presentation and limited access to treatment means that 70% of the deaths due to cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Keywords: | Cancer, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Malignant neoplasm, Epidemiology, Treatment, Economic impact, Oncology nursing |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Environmental Health By Subject > Health Sciences > Nursing |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2022 09:23 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2022 09:23 |
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