Global health from a cancer care perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 2235-2245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Pesec ◽  
Tracy Sherertz
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Cancer Care

scholarly journals The Future of Global Radiation Oncology As Part of Accurate, Precision Cancer Medicine

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 91s-91s
Author(s):  
C.N. Coleman ◽  
M.K. Dosanjh ◽  
J. Buchsbaum ◽  
S. Formenti ◽  
D.A. Pistenmaa
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Radiation Injury ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Personal Opinion ◽  
Nuclear Policy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Current Resource ◽  
Radiation Medicine

Background: When global health and cancer care are discussed, it is usually in the context of underserved communities, inadequate resources, standards of care below that in the developed world, loss of talented individuals to upper-income countries and the inability to recruit and retain a robust regional workforce. While such conditions may now exist, they are by no means “guaranteed” to be so in the future. Aim: To consider a visionary future for the radiation sciences to encourage investment by individuals in their careers and countries in their cancer care resources such that the current resource-limited facilities will be on the leading edge of accurate, precision radiation medicine. Such a change in perspective can greatly impact recruiting and retaining expertise. Methods: As part of building a visionary strategic plan for radiation oncology and the radiation sciences for the next few decades, a personal opinion paper was prepared by authors from the US National Cancer Institute, Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN)/European Organization for Nuclear Research and the International Conference on Translational Research in Radio-Oncology/Physics for Health in Europe. Considering the critical role for global involvement in the future of radiation sciences, the paper provides a path forward via “win-win” sustainable partnerships formed by current resource-limited and resource-rich countries, as envisioned by the International Cancer Expert Corps ( www.iceccancer.org ). Results: The manuscript “ Accurate, precision radiation medicine: a meta-strategy for impacting cancer care, global health, nuclear policy, and mitigating radiation injury from necessary medical use, space exploration and potential terrorism” is in press. A figure (the Radiation Rotary) illustrates that there are a number of crossroads facing the radiation sciences best addressed as part of a rotary. Four sets of issues are illustrated: 1) cancer care with radiation therapy as both technology and biology, 2) global collaboration in technology development ranging from improved linear accelerators for resource-challenged environments to particle therapy for highly specialized uses, 3) nuclear policy, from energy to the potential for nuclear terrorism and conflagration, and 4) mitigating radiation injury including enabling long-term space exploration, helping reduce the fear of radiation and producing drugs to mitigate radiation injury. Conclusion: Many of these technology, research and development issues must involve LMICs. This is in addition to understanding the differences between upper- and lower-income regions in cancer biology and the environment, including infectious etiologies, diet and the microbiome. The talent and capability of radiation oncologists and related professionals within LMICs are essential to global health and economic development and provide incentives and unique opportunities for world-leading careers and contributions. Disclaimer: The content is the personal opinion of the authors and not their organizations

scholarly journals Redefining global health priorities: Improving cancer care in developing settings

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asad Moten ◽  
Daniel Schafer ◽  
Paul Farmer ◽  
Jim Kim ◽  
Mauro Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
Developing Settings

scholarly journals Achieving flexible competence: bridging the investment dichotomy between infectious diseases and cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. e003252
Author(s):  
C Norman Coleman ◽  
Monique K Mansoura ◽  
Maria Julia Marinissen ◽  
Surbhi Grover ◽  
Manjit Dosanjh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Wide Range

Today’s global health challenges in underserved communities include the growing burden of cancer and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs); infectious diseases (IDs) with epidemic and pandemic potential such as COVID-19; and health effects from catastrophic ‘all hazards’ disasters including natural, industrial or terrorist incidents. Healthcare disparities in low-income and middle-income countries and in some rural areas in developed countries make it a challenge to mitigate these health, socioeconomic and political consequences on our globalised society. As with IDs, cancer requires rapid intervention and its effective medical management and prevention encompasses the other major NCDs. Furthermore, the technology and clinical capability for cancer care enables management of NCDs and IDs. Global health initiatives that call for action to address IDs and cancer often focus on each problem separately, or consider cancer care only a downstream investment to primary care, missing opportunities to leverage investments that could support broader capacity-building. From our experience in health disparities, disaster preparedness, government policy and healthcare systems we have initiated an approach we call flex-competence which emphasises a systems approach from the outset of program building that integrates investment among IDs, cancer, NCDs and disaster preparedness to improve overall healthcare for the local community. This approach builds on trusted partnerships, multi-level strategies and a healthcare infrastructure providing surge capacities to more rapidly respond to and manage a wide range of changing public health threats.

scholarly journals Establishing global health cancer care partnerships across common ground: bridging nuclear security, equitable access, education, outreach, and mentorship

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. S14
Author(s):  
C Norman Coleman ◽  
Silvia C Formenti ◽  
Nelson Chao ◽  
Surbhi Grover ◽  
Danielle Rodin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Equitable Access ◽  
Nuclear Security ◽  
Education Outreach

scholarly journals Cinco Pilares da Oncologia Moderna Bem Ilustrados neste Número da Gazeta Médica Dedicado a Cancro

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Azambuja Braga
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
Developing Settings

A oncologia é hoje uma das áreas mais relevantes da saúde. Anualmente são diagnosticados 10 milhões de novos casos de cancro e morrem 8,7 milhões de doentes por ano com cancro, o que representa mais do que a soma das mortes devidas a malária, tuberculose e vírus da imunodeficiência humana (VIH).1 A incidência de cancro aumenta devido ao envelhecimento da população, aos nossos estilos de vida e ao rastreio e  diagnóstico precoce. A mortalidade não tem acompanhado o aumento de incidência, felizmente, e, assistimos, por isto, a um aumento de prevalência de doentes com cancro e de sobreviventes. Assim, neste número da Gazeta Médica podemos ler exemplos ilustrativos das principais tendências da oncologia moderna. O diagnóstico precoce, seguimento apertado e abordagem multidisciplinar, o que leva a maior sobrevivência por intervenções terapêuticas racionais e atempadas, ilustradas no caso do adenocarcinoma do pulmão na mulher jovem não fumadora. Avanços tecnológicos cirúrgicos bem patentes no artigo sobre abordagem da doença metastática vertebral. Terapêutica sistémica dirigida a alvos moleculares com toxicidades diversas das toxicidades clássicas das terapêuticas sistémicas citotóxicas, como exemplificado no caso da pneumonite devido ao rituximab. O acompanhamento centrado no doente com avaliação de sintomas, nomeadamente, dos níveis de bem-estar psíquico, aqui avaliados no artigo do distress. E, finalmente, a necessidade urgente de criarmos programas de sobreviventes de cancro, abordando problemas como a fertilidade pós-terapêutica, discutidos no caso da jovem com adenocarcinoma do endométrio.Boas leituras deste número da Gazeta exclusivamente dedicado a cancro!Sofia Azambuja BragaCoordenadora Científica do Instituto CUF Oncologia 1. Moten A, Schafer D, Farmer P, Kim J, Ferrari M. Redefining global health priorities: Improving cancer care in developing settings. J Glob Health. 2014;4:010304.

Cancer support nurses: a co-ordinating role in cancer care

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
McILLMURRAY ◽  
CUMMINGS ◽  
HOPKINS ◽  
McCANN
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Care ◽  
Cancer Support

199: Correlates of Access to Prostate Cancer Care in a Statewide Public Assistance Program

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 67-67
Author(s):  
David C. Miller ◽  
Laura Baybridge ◽  
Lorna C. Kwan ◽  
Ronald Andersen ◽  
Lillian Gelberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Public Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program

205: Variations in Prostate Cancer Care According to Race, Geographic Region, and Literacy: Initial Findings from the Compare Registry

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 66-67
Author(s):  
Charles L. Bennett ◽  
Oliver Sartor ◽  
Susan Halabi ◽  
Michael W. Kattan ◽  
Peter T. Scardino
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Geographic Region
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