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National cancer control programmes
A well-conceived, well-managed national cancer control programme lowers cancer incidence and improves the life of cancer patients, no matter what resource constraints a country faces.
A national cancer control programme is a public health programme designed to reduce the number of cancer cases and deaths and improve quality of life of cancer patients, through the systematic and equitable implementation of evidence-based strategies for prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and palliation, making the best use of available resources. A comprehensive national cancer programme evaluates the various ways to control disease and implements those that are the most cost-effective and beneficial for the largest part of the population. It promotes the development of treatment guidelines, place emphasis on preventing cancers or detecting cases early so that they can be cured, and provide as much comfort as possible to patients with advanced disease.
National Cancer Control Programmes, policy and managerial guidelines, published in 2002, provides an updated framework for policy development and programme 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 programme managers make the most efficient use of the available resources develop feasible, equitable, sustainable, and effective national cancer control programmes.
Country examples
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India
Related publications
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National cancer control programmes: policies and managerial guidelines, second edition
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Strategies to improve and strengthen cancer control programmes in europe
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National cancer control programmes: planning, implementation, management and evaluation
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