Toward the Elimination of Cancer Disparities Medical and Health Perspectives /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Koh, Howard K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Public health.; Oncology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Public Health.

The societal burden of cancer is one of the major public health challenges of our time, yet that burden is not equally shared by all. Troubling disparities have been documented not only by racial/ethnic group but also by social class, insurance status, geography, and a host of other factors. Further...

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• Dimensions of Cancer Disparities
• Defining, Investigating, and Addressing Cancer Inequities: Critical Issues
• Cancer Disparities: Data Systems, Sources, and Interpretation
• Genes, Environment, and Cancer Disparities
• Work and Occupation: Important Indicators of Socioeconomic Position and Life Experiences Influencing Cancer Disparities
• Specific Challenges in Cancer Disparities
• Disparities in Tobacco Use and Lung Cancer
• Socioeconomic Status and Breast Cancer Disparities
• Disparities and Colorectal Cancer
• Disparities in Prostate Cancer
• Disparities and Cervical Cancer
• Melanoma and Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• Some Avenues to Address Cancer Disparities
• Interventions, Policy, and Advocacy
• Health Communication and Communication Inequalities in Addressing Cancer Disparities
• Overcoming Barriers to Cancer Care: Patient and Public Perspectives
• Community-Based Approaches to Cancer Disparities.