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Cancer-Health.info collects and distributes comprehensive information on cancer and health. We share information about how to plan overall cancer control effectively, according to available resources and integrating cancer control with programmes for other chronic diseases and related problems. There are several questions we need to ask:
How to implement effective cancer prevention by controlling major avoidable cancer risk factors?
How to implement effective early detection of major types of cancer that are amenable to early diagnosis and screening?
How to implement effective cancer diagnosis and treatment, particularly linked to early detection programmes or curable cancers ?
How to implement effective palliative care for cancer, with a particular focus on community-based care?
You can find answers to the questions above in cancer-health.info.
In 2005, 7.6 million people died of cancer. As most of the baby boomers age, they become more and more concerned about cancer and health. In “The Cancer Generation“, Dr. John Geyman, physician and professor of the University of Washington, focuses on the baby boomer generation in the United States and the virtual tsunami of cancer cases that is expected to hit this 79.5-million-member demographic as most of its members move into their “golden age”.
Clinically, the clock is ticking for the United States to make changes to address the coming cancer-care burden, suggests Dr. McKoy and her fellow editorialists. One of the challenges is training more oncologists, including geriatric oncologists. A 2006 study projected a shortage of to 4080 oncologists by 2020 in the United States, note the editorialists.
We also tell the stories of people living with cancer showing the strong and personal impact of the disease on people and their families.