RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Jacobson, Anne
T1 Primary Prevention in Global Oncology: What Can We Gain?
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2007
FD SAGE Publications
VO 7
IS 3
SP 6
OP 8
DO 10.1177/155989770700700301
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/7/3/6.abstract
AB Cancer is a global health problem. The majority of cancer-related studies focus on diagnosis and treatment, but only a minority of the world's population benefit from these strategies. Primary prevention is, therefore, essential to cancer control. In more developed countries, cancer rates are dropping, but in developing countries, the reverse is true. This trend is due not only to scarce resources, but also to a general lack of prevention knowledge.