Bringing cancer care to the underserved globally: A challenging problem for which radiation oncology can pioneer novel solutions

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 443-445

  Coleman, C Norman ^a  

^a International Cancer Expert Corps   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; UNITED NATIONS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MENTORS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 84902104785     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.04.002     Document Type: Editorial

References (16)

1. UN Declaration. Available at: http://www.un.org/en/ga/ncdmeeting2011/pdf/ NCD-draft-political-declaration.pdf. Accessed August 3, 2013.
2. L. Rosenbaum, and D. Lamas Facing a "slow motion disaster" - the UN meeting on non-communicable diseases N Engl J Med 365 2011 2345 2348
3. F.A. Sloan, and H. Gelband Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 2007 National Academies Press (US) Washington, DC
4. D.J. Hunter, and K.S. Reddy Noncommunicable diseases N Engl J Med 369 2013 1336 1343
5. J.Y. Kim, P. Farmer, and M.E. Porter Redefining global health-care delivery Lancet 382 2013 1060 1069
6. R.R. Love, O.M. Ginsburg, and C.N. Coleman Public health oncology: A framework for progress in low- and middle-income countries Ann Oncol 23 2012 3040 3045
7. D.J. Kerr, and R. Midgley Can we treat cancer for a dollar a day? Guidelines for low-income countries N Engl J Med 363 2010 801 803
8. Availability of radiation therapy. From Directory of Radiotherapy Centres, IAEA. Available at: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/focus/cancercare/ dirac2012.pdf. Accessed August 3, 2013.
9. Institute of Medicine. IOM report: Cancer control opportunities in low- and middle-income countries. Available at: http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2007/ Cancer-Control-Opportunities-Low-Middle-Income-Countries.aspx. Accessed March 22, 2014.
10. Radiating Hope. Available at: http://www.radiatinghope.org/. Accessed March 22, 2014.
11. International Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC), Inc. Available at http://iceccancer.org. Accessed March 22, 2014.
12. N. Crisp Turning the World Upside Down 2010 CRC Press Boca Raton, FL
13. J. Livingston Improvising Medicine 2012 Duke University Press Durham, NC
14. D.G. Petereit, B.A. Guadagnolo, and R. Wong et al. Addressing cancer disparities among American Indians through innovative technologies and patient navigation: The Walking Forward experience Front Oncol 1 2011 11
15. V.B. Kerry, S. Auld, and P. Farmer An international service corps for health - an unconventional prescription for diplomacy N Engl J Med 363 2010 1199 1200
16. C.N. Coleman Fukushima and the future of radiation research Radiation Res 179 2013 1 8