Applying What We Know to Accelerate Cancer Prevention

Colditz, Graham A.; Wolin, Kathleen Y.; Gehlert, Sarah

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.3003218

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“…Amalgamating these two sets of information may deviate the inferences due to the fact that there is no evidence of dietary pattern of cancer patients. Second, diet has a long term effect on cancer which has been estimated between 5-20 years; (Colditz et al, 2012) therefore correlating two sets of data at the same year may also deviate the conclusions. Our main assumption, for this inference, was unremarkable changes in dietary pattern at least in short-term, which is the least incubation period for cancer.…”

Section: 1669 Correlation Of Cancer Incidence With Probable Risk Facmentioning

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Correlation of Cancer Incidence with Diet, Smoking and Socio-Economic Position Across 22 Districts of Tehran in 2008

Rohani-Rasaf

Abdollahi²,

Jazayeri³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Variation in cancer incidence in geographical locations is due to different lifestyles and risk factors. Diet and socio-economic position (SEP) have been identified as important for the etiology of cancer but patterns are changing and inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate correlations of the incidence of common cancers with food groups, total energy, smoking, and SEP. Materials and Methods: In an ecological study, disaggregated cancer data through the National Cancer Registry in Iran (2008) and dietary intake, smoking habits and SEP obtained through a population based survey within the Urban Health Equity Assessment (Urban-HEART) project were correlated across 22 districts of Tehran. Results: Consumption of fruit, meat and dairy products adjusted for energy were positively correlated with bladder, colorectal, prostate and breast and total cancers in men and women, while these cancers were adversely correlated with bread and fat intake. Also prostate, breast, colorectal, bladder and ovarian cancers had a positive correlation with SEP; there was no correlation between SEP and skin cancer in both genders and stomach cancer in men. Conclusions: The incidence of cancer was higher in some regions of Tehran which appeared to be mainly determined by SEP rather than dietary intake. Further individual data are required to investigate reasons of cancer clustering.

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Section: 1669 Correlation Of Cancer Incidence With Probable Risk Facmentioning

confidence: 99%

Correlation of Cancer Incidence with Diet, Smoking and Socio-Economic Position Across 22 Districts of Tehran in 2008

Rohani-Rasaf

Abdollahi²,

Jazayeri³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Possible explanations for such differences could be different prevalence of underlying risk factors and host susceptibility, variations in cancer detection, the distribution of cancer types (more deadly cancer types in CEE), more advanced stages, higher mortality from noncancer causes, and differences in cancer registration, as well as different treatment and follow-up care. Unfortunately, most probably because of a combination of the above-mentioned reasons, cancer survival in CEE countries is, in general, significantly lower than it is in the WE countries [7][8][9][10][11]. Generally speaking, higher national income and health care budgets are associated with the higher cancer incidences and lower mortality in WE [12].…”

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Cancer Control in Central and Eastern Europe: Current Situation and Recommendations for Improvement

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The incidence of many cancers is higher in Western European (WE) countries, but mortality is frequently higher in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. A panel of oncology leaders from CEE countries participating in the South Eastern European Research Oncology Group (SEEROG) was formed in 2015, aiming to analyze the current status and trends of oncology care in CEE and to propose recommendations leading to improved care and outcomes. The SEEROG panel, meeting during the 11th Central European Oncology Congress, proposed the following: (a) national cancer control plans (NCCPs) required in all CEE countries, defining priorities in cancer care, including finance allocation considering limited health care budgets; (b) national cancer registries, describing in detail epidemiological trends; (c) efforts to strengthen comprehensive cancer centers; (d) that multidisciplinary care should be mandated by the NCCPs; (e) that smaller hospitals should be connected to multidisciplinary tumor boards via the Internet, providing access to specialized expertise; (f) nationwide primary prevention programs targeting smoking, obesity, and alcohol consumption and centrally evaluated secondary prevention programs for cervical, colorectal, and breast cancers; (g) prioritize education for all involved in cancer care, including oncology nurses, general practitioners, and palliative care providers; (h) establish outpatient care in day hospitals to reduce costs associated with the current inpatient model of care in CEE countries and to improve patients' quality of life; (i) long-term pharmacoeconomic evaluations of new therapies in CEE countries; (j) increase national oncology budgets in view of the higher mortality rates in CEE compared with WE countries; and (k) CEE countries urgently need help from the European Union to increase and monitor overall investment in cancer care.

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“…However, these factors can actually occur by class and structural inequalities (Institute of Medicine, 1999;2003a;2003b;Viswanath et al, 2012). Diagnosis of smoking-related diseases and obesity is prevalent in the African American Communities and low SES groups (ACS, 2009;Foulds et al, 2010;Colditz et al, 2012). Therefore, cancer incidence rate or mortality rate has a high possibility for slow improvement.…”

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Cancer Control and the Communication Innovation in South Korea: Implications for Cancer Disparities

Jung

2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Over the last 10 years, the number of cancer survivors in South Korea has reached nearly one million with a survival rate of 49.4%. However, integrated supportive care for cancer survivors is lagging. One area in which the current cancer control policy needs updating is in the utilization of information and communication technology (ICT). The remarkable progress in the field of ICT over the past 10 years presents exciting new opportunities for health promotion. Recent communication innovations are conducive to the exchange of meta-information, giving rise to a new service area and transforming patients into active medical consumers. Consequently, such innovations encourage active participation in the mutual utilization and sharing of high-quality information. However, these benefits from new ICTs will almost certainly not be equally available to all, leading to so-called communication inequalities where cancer survivors from lower socioeconomic classes will likely have more limited access to the best means of making use of the health information. Therefore, most essentially, emphasis must be placed on helping cancer survivors and their caregivers utilize such advances in ICT to create a more efficient flow of health information, thereby reducing communication inequalities and expanding social support. Once we enhance access to health information and better manage the quality of information, as a matter of fact, we can expect an alleviation of the health inequalities faced by cancer survivors.

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Applying What We Know to Accelerate Cancer Prevention

Cited by 226 publications

References 67 publications

Correlation of Cancer Incidence with Diet, Smoking and Socio-Economic Position Across 22 Districts of Tehran in 2008

Correlation of Cancer Incidence with Diet, Smoking and Socio-Economic Position Across 22 Districts of Tehran in 2008

Cancer Control in Central and Eastern Europe: Current Situation and Recommendations for Improvement

Cancer Control and the Communication Innovation in South Korea: Implications for Cancer Disparities

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