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Title: International collaborations in cancer control and the Third International Cancer Control Congress
Authors: Micheli, Andrea 
Sanz, Natalia 
Mwangi-Powell, Faith 
Coleman, Michel P. 
Neal, Claire 
Ullrich, Andreas 
Travado, Luzia 
Santini, Luiz Antonio 
Grassi, Luigi 
De Lorenzo, Francesco 
Costa, Alberto 
Dangou, Jean-Marie 
Bisanti, Luigi 
Costantini, Adele Seniori 
Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen 
Kamal, Mostafa 
Federico, Massimo 
Saracci, Rodolfo 
Rennert, Gad 
Stefanini, Angelo 
Cavalli, Franco 
Cazap, Eduardo 
Redmond, Kathy 
O’Reilly, Susan 
Muti, Paola 
Casali, Paolo 
Gatta, Gemma 
Ferrari, Andrea 
Koifman, Sergio 
Bah, Ebrima 
Pastore, Guido 
Barr, Ronald 
Lombardo, Claudio 
Frazzingaro, Cristina 
Ciampichini, Roberta 
Baili, Paolo 
ICCC-3 Session B group 
Keywords: Cancer - Prevention - International cooperation;Cancer - Treatment
Issue Date: Sep-2009
Publisher: ResearchGate
Journal: Tumori Journal 
Conference: International Cancer Control Congress (3rd : 2009) 
Abstract: Over the past few decades, there has been growing support for the idea that cancer needs an interdisciplinary approach. Therefore, the international cancer community has developed several strategies as outlined in the WHO non-communicable diseases Action Plan (which includes cancer control) as the World Health Assembly and the UICC World Cancer Declaration, which both include primary prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care. This paper highlights experiences/ideas in cancer control for international collaborations between low, middle, and high income countries, including collaborations between the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) Member States, the Latin-American and Caribbean countries, and the Eastern Mediterranean countries. These proposals are presented within the context of the global vision on cancer control set forth by WHO in partnership with the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), in addition to issues that should be considered for collaborations at the global level: cancer survival (similar to the project CONCORD), cancer control for youth and adaptation of Clinical Practice Guidelines. Since cancer control is given lower priority on the health agenda of low and middle income countries and is less represented in global health efforts in those countries, EU and AU cancer stakeholders are working to put cancer control on the agenda of the EU-AU treaty for collaborations, and are proposing to consider palliative care, population-based cancer registration, and training and education focusing on primary prevention as core tools. A Community of Practice, such as the Third International Cancer Control Congress (ICCC-3), is an ideal place to share new proposals, learn from other experiences, and formulate new ideas. The aim of the ICCC-3 is to foster new international collaborations to promote cancer control actions in low and middle income countries. The development of supranational collaborations has been hindered by the fact that cancer control is not part of the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals (MGGs). As a consequence, less resources of development aids are allocated to control NCDs including cancer.
Description: Article published in Tumori Journal, Vol. 95, No. 5, Sep. 01, 2009, and a working paper submitted to : 3rd International Cancer Control Congress, 2009
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/1989
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