An Overview of the Cancer Control Programme in Singapore

Hock, Low Cheng

doi:10.1093/jjco/hye133

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“…The need of assessing HRQoL in cancer patients is especially pressing in Singapore where cancer is the leading cause of mortality (approximately one in four deaths caused by cancer [20]). The present study provides preliminary evidence demonstrating the validity and reliability of the QLQ-C30 (English version 3.0) in Singaporean cancer patients.…”

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The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30): Validation of English version in Singapore

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The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30): Validation of English version in Singapore

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“…The relative improvement in mortality rate in Singapore may be explained by cancer control program in this country. Prevention, cancer screening for early detection and facilities for cancer patients are main components of this cancer control program (Hock, 2002;Teo and Soo, 2013). Main activities in the field of cancer prevention are hepatitis vaccination, anti-smoking campaign, health campaign ongoing, health life-style promotion and awareness programs.…”

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“…Main activities in the field of cancer prevention are hepatitis vaccination, anti-smoking campaign, health campaign ongoing, health life-style promotion and awareness programs. Cancer screening for early detection includes awareness clinics, public education and making screening affordable for relevant instances (Hock, 2002). On the other hand, the rising colorectal cancer mortality trend in other countries may be a reflection of the rising colorectal cancer incidence trends.…”

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Clustering Asian and North African Countries According to Trend of Colon and Rectum Cancer Mortality Rates: an Application of Growth Mixture Models

Zayeri

Sheidaei²,

Mansouri³

2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death with half a million deaths per year. Incidence and mortality rates have demonstrated notable changes in Asian and African countries during the last few decades. In this study, we first aimed to determine the trend of colorectal cancer mortality rate in each Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) region, and then re-classify them to find more homogenous classes. Materials and Methods: Our study population consisted of 52 countries of Asia and North Africa in six IHME pre-defined regions for both genders and age-standardized groups from 1990 to 2010.We first applied simple growth models for pre-defined IHME regions to estimate the intercepts and slopes of mortality rate trends. Then, we clustered the 52 described countries using the latent growth mixture modeling approach for classifying them based on their colorectal mortality rates over time. Results: Statistical analysis revealed that males and people in high income Asia pacific and East Asia countries were at greater risk of death from colon and rectum cancer. In addition, South Asia region had the lowest rates of mortality due to this cancer. Simple growth modeling showed that majority of IHME regions had decreasing trend in mortality rate of colorectal cancer. However, re-classification these countries based on their mortality trend using the latent growth mixture model resulted in more homogeneous classes according to colorectal mortality trend. Conclusions: In general, our statistical analyses showed that most Asian and North African countries had upward trend in their colorectal cancer mortality. We therefore urge the health policy makers in these countries to evaluate the causes of growing mortality and study the interventional programs of successful countries in managing the consequences of this cancer.

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“…Owing to the increasing cancer risk, only relatively high-income countries (HICs) such as Japan (5), Republic of Korea (6) and Singapore (7), led to the development and implementation of national cancer control programmes. Further to the WHO publication on National cancer control programme (8) and the World Health Assembly resolution in 2005 (9), several low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) also started to develop and establish their national cancer control programmes including PBCR.…”

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Cancer Control in the Asia Pacific Region: Current Status and Concerns

Shin

Carlos

Varghese

2012

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

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Cancer is becoming an increasingly important health problem in the low-and middle-income countries in the Asia Pacific region, as well as in high-income countries because of ageing populations and changes in lifestyle associated with economic development and epidemiologic transition. This paper reviews the cancer burden and control in the Asia Pacific region (limited to East Asia, South Eastern Asia and Pacific Islands countries, territories and other areas), with relevant information primarily extracted from the GLOBOCAN 2008, Cancer Incidence in Five Continents series and WHO websites. Most low-and middle-income countries have a cancer control strategy and/or an action plan; however, coverage of cancer registration is still very low and does not meet the international standard in terms of quality. Therefore, only limited data were available for the recent global estimation of cancer burden. Large variations, in both cancer incidence and mortality, were observed in the populations in the different sub-regions of Asia. The most common cancer in males is lung cancer in the Eastern and South Eastern sub-regions, while prostate cancer comes close to lung cancer in the Pacific Island countries. In females, breast cancer is the most common in all three regions. The predominance of lung, stomach, colorectal, prostate, breast and cervical cancers makes cancer control more amenable in the Asia Pacific region. Up-to-date statistics on cancer occurrence and outcome are essential for the planning and evaluation of cancer control programmes. Priority can be given to population-based cancer registration, risk reduction, especially tobacco control, and primary health care based enhancement of health care systems to diagnose and manage cancer specifically in low-and middle-income countries.

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An Overview of the Cancer Control Programme in Singapore

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The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30): Validation of English version in Singapore

The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30): Validation of English version in Singapore

Clustering Asian and North African Countries According to Trend of Colon and Rectum Cancer Mortality Rates: an Application of Growth Mixture Models

Cancer Control in the Asia Pacific Region: Current Status and Concerns

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