TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Health Organization (WHO)
TI  - National cancer control programmes : policies and managerial guidelines
SN  - 9241545577
U1  - 54  SD:614 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Geneve
PB  - WHO
KW  - Neoplasms - Prevention and Control
KW  - National Health Programs - Organization and Administration
KW  - Health Policy
KW  - Guidelines
N1  - This publication provides an updated framework for policy development and program management that can be adapted to socioeconomic and cultural contexts in all countries. This document provides information on planning, implementation, management and evaluation to help policy-makers and program managers make the most efficient use of the available resources develop feasible, equitable, sustainable, and effective national cancer control programs; pt. 1. Challenges facing cancer control programmes. Biological and social aspects of cancer --
Causes of cancer --
Burden of cancer --
pt. 2. Approaches to cancer control. Prevention --
Early detection of cancer --
Diagnosis and treatment of cancer --
Pain relief and palliative care --
Cancer control research --
Surveillance in cancer control --
pt. 2. Managing a national cancer control programme. Planning a national cancer control programme --
Implementing a national cancer control programme --
Monitoring and evaluating the programme --
pt. 4. Focusing on priorities. Priorities for various resource levels
ER  -