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Cancer Epidemiology: Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Special Populations
Author(s): David Schottenfeld (Editor), Paolo Boffetta Amr Soliman (Editor), Amr Soliman (Editor)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: July 5, 2013
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 442 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199733503
- ISBN-13: 9780199733507
Book Description
According to the World Health Organization’s 2008 GLOBOCAN report, 64% of global cancer deaths — and 56% of cancer cases — were registered in countries in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. So while cancer is unquestionably a global burden, its reach in the developing world points to the need for specialized study on cancer in these countries.
Cancer Epidemiology: Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Special Populations reviews the current status of cancer epidemiologic research and training — rationale, requisite infrastructure, methodologic principles, and illustrative examples in low- and middle-income countries — in order to facilitate future advances by trained health professionals. The result is a valuable resource for both program leaders and graduate and post-graduate students pursuing careers in international cancer epidemiologic research.
