In this section
you will find resources that address
cancer in a larger societal and health
context. Created to help you
address prevention, policy implementation,
treatment options and working with
the media and the general public, these
documents are a collection of tools
created by international and national
agencies and non-profit organizations.
Controlling
Cancer in Developing Countries
Prevention and Treatment Strategies
Merit Further Study. April 2007, Disease
Control Priorities Project. 4 pages,
304K. To download the pdf please
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Pink
Book - Making Health Communication
Programs Work
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS)
, Public Health Service, National Institutes
of Health (NIH),
National Cancer Institute (NCI).
262 pages (pdf 1.5 MB)
The planning steps in this book can
help make any communication program
work, regardless of size, topic, geographic
span, intended audience, or budget.
(Intended audience is the term this
book uses to convey what other publications
may refer to as a target audience.)
The key is reading all the steps and
adapting those relevant to your program
at a level of effort appropriate to
the program's scope. The tips and sidebars
throughout the book suggest ways to
tailor the process to your various
communication needs. To download the
pdf file please
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Guidance
for Comprehensive Cancer Control
Planning - Volume 1: Guidelines
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002. 131 pages (pdf 1MB)
This document presents guidelines for
developing a comprehensive
cancer control (CCC) plan
that can be both implemented and evaluated.
The information contained in this document
is based on the experiences of several
states that undertook a comprehensive
cancer control planning process in
recent years. To download the pdf file please
click here
• To visit the
National Comprehensive Cancer Control
Program (NCCCP) please
click here
Guide
to Clinical Preventive Services,
2008
Recommendations of the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force.
2008 268 pages (pdf 1.2MB).
The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
includes U.S. Preventive Services Task
Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening,
counseling, and preventive medication
topics and includes clinical considerations
for each topic. This new pocket guide
provides general practitioners, internists,
family practitioners, pediatricians,
nurses, and nurse practitioners with
an authoritative source for making
decisions about preventive services.
To download the pdf file please
click here
Cancer
Control P.L.A.N.E.T.
Cancer control planners, program staff,
and researchers have the same goals:
to reduce cancer risk, the number of
new cancer cases, and the number of
deaths from cancer, as well as enhance
the quality of life for cancer survivors.
While many share the same goals, all
do not have easy access to resources
that can facilitate the transfer of
evidence-based research findings into
practice. This Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.
portal provides access to data and
resources that can help planners, program
staff, and researchers to design, implement
and evaluate evidence-based cancer
control programs. To download a one
page pdf (220K) about Cancer Control
P.L.A.N.E.T please
click here
WHO
Fight against cancer: strategies
that prevent, cure and care
World Health Organization 2007, 28
pages. (pdf 2.69MB). To download the
pdf please
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WHO's
Global Action Plan Against Cancer combines the organization's
existing strengths and strategies to
increase its capacity to face this
global public health problem. It provides
guidance to governments, health providers
and other stakeholders on how to prevent
and cure this chronic disease, as well
as care for those for whom palliation
is the only option.
Cancer
affects everyone - the young and old,
the rich and poor, men, women and children
- and represents a tremendous burden
on patients, families and societies.
Cancer is one of the leading causes
of death in the world, particularly
in developing countries. Yet, many
of these deaths can be avoided. Over
40% of all cancers can be prevented.
Others can be detected early, treated
and cured. Even with late stage cancer,
the suffering of patients can be relieved
with good palliative care.
WHO
Guide for Effective Programs - Cancer
Control: Knowledge into Action
WHO
has developed a series of six modules
that provides practical advice for
programs managers and policy-makers
on how to advocate, plan and implement
effective cancer control programs,
particularly in low and middle income
countries.
Planning
How to plan overall cancer control
effectively, according to available
resources and integrating cancer
control with programs for other chronic
diseases and related problems.
WHO 2006, 51 pages. (pdf 1.28MB). To
download the pdf please
click here
Prevention
How to implement effective cancer prevention
by controlling major avoidable cancer
risk factors.
WHO 2007, 56 pages. (pdf 1.95MB).
To download the pdf please
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Early
Detection
How to implement effective early detection
of major types of cancer that are amenable
to early diagnosis and screening.
WHO 2007, 51 pages. (pdf 4.8MB). To
download the pdf please
click here
Diagnosis
and Treatment
How to implement effective cancer diagnosis
and treatment, particularly linked
to early detection programs or curable
cancers.
WHO 2008, 51 pages (pdf 5.77MB). To
download the pdf please
click here
Palliative
Care
How to implement effective palliative
care for cancer, with a particular
focus on community-based care.
WHO 2007, 51 pages. (pdf 4.21MB). To
download the pdf please
click here
Policy
and Advocacy
How to advocate for policy development
and effective programme implementation
of cancer control.
WHO 2008, 56 pages. (pdf 3.8MB)
To download the pdf please
click here
National
Cancer Control Programmes – Policies
and Managerial Guidelines
WHO 2002, 203 pages (pdf 5MB)
This monograph aims to provide a framework
for the development of national cancer
control programmes. Its underlying
approach is the application of science
to public health practice, providing
a concise statement of what is feasible
and desirable in cancer prevention
and control, with the ultimate goal
of reducing cancer morbidity and mortality,
and improving quality of life in the
targeted population. It is intended
primarily for policymakers in health
and related fields, but will also be
of interest to health ministries and
academic institutions and, more generally,
to oncologists and other health professionals
who need to be aware of developments
in cancer control.
The
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Public
Health Programme is dedicated
to improving the health, and therefore
the future, of all Pacific Islanders.
To see a list of selected publications
from SPC’s Healthy Pacific Lifestyle please
click here
To find out
more about the Healthy Pacific
Lifestyle from the Secretariat
of the Pacific Community's webiste
(SPC-HPLS) please
click here
Cancer
Control Planning - Resources for
Non-Governmental Organizations
International Union Against Cancer
(UICC), Geneva, 2006; 48 pages (pdf
1.3MB)
Cancer control is a public health approach
aimed at reducing the burden of cancer
in a population. Planning integrated,
evidence-based and cost-effective interventions
across the cancer continuum (research,
prevention, early detection, treatment,
and palliative care) is the most effective
way to tackle the cancer problem and
reduce the suffering of patients and
their families.
Most countries have yet to begin a
systematic national cancer planning
effort. Where governments are concentrating
on other immediate health priorities,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
can play a critically important role
in increasing public and leadership
awareness of the cancer problem and
in developing effective partnerships
to take on the responsibility of cancer
planning. To doenload the pdf please
click here
World
Cancer Declaration 2006. Report
on Progess 2006-2008.
Executive Summary. International Union
Against Cancer (UICC). 8 pages, pdf
204. To download the pdf please
click here
Manual
on the prevention and control of
common cancers
WHO Regional Publications, Western
Pacific Series, No. 20. 1998. 365 Pages
(pdf 1.1MB). To download the PDF file please
click here
MANual.
For man on cancer prevention and
early detection
Irish Cancer Society, 2005. 16 pages,
pdf 1.1MB. To download the pdf
please click here
Native
Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
& Cancer
Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC).
4 pages, pdf 88K. To download the pdf please
click here
Quality Assurance & Improvement
The Pacific
Island Health Officers Association (PIHOA)
is dedicated to the health and well-being
of the Pacific Island populations.
The links and documents
on their website have been selected
from a very large body of available
materials about quality assurance (QA)
and accreditation in health care, with
the intention of including those that
are especially useful for PIHOA members
and their associates who are interested
in building QA systems which fit with
their local needs. The materials have
been grouped into several sections. To
get to the PIHOA quality assurance
site please
click here
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