RESUMO
Cancer is increasingly recognized as a major and growing health concern in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). This report outlines the current burden of cancer in the Region and the challenges faced by the countries; these are mainly lack of national cancer surveillance, lack of a model of integrated care for noncommunicable disease prevention in general and cancer in particular, inadequate national capacity-building and lack of programme sustainability. Strategies for cancer prevention, control and care in the Region are discussed, such as: the formulation of evidence-based policies, mobilization and appropriate allocation of resources, active participation of all stakeholders, government commitment to legislation, education and international collaboration.
Assuntos
Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença , Prioridades em Saúde/organização & administração , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde/organização & administração , Neoplasias , Adulto , Causas de Morte , Criança , Participação da Comunidade , Países em Desenvolvimento , Medicina Baseada em Evidências , Feminino , Política de Saúde , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Região do Mediterrâneo/epidemiologia , Oriente Médio/epidemiologia , Programas Nacionais de Saúde/organização & administração , Neoplasias/epidemiologia , Neoplasias/prevenção & controle , Cuidados Paliativos/organização & administração , Vigilância da População , Prevalência , Prevenção Primária/organização & administração , Distribuição por Sexo , Organização Mundial da SaúdeRESUMO
Cancer is increasingly recognized as a major and growing health concern in the Eastern Mediterranean Region [EMR]. This report outlines the current burden of cancer in the Region and the challenges faced by the countries; these are mainly lack of national cancer surveillance, lack of a model of integrated care for noncommunicable disease prevention in general and cancer in particular, inadequate national capacity-building and lack of programme sustainability. Strategies for cancer prevention, control and care in the Region are discussed, such as: the formulation of evidence-based policies, mobilization and appropriate allocation of resources, active participation of all stakeholders, government commitment to legislation, education and international collaboration
