Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 1963; Volume 29, Number 4, Year 1963: Bulletin of de the World Health Organisation Mondiale Organization de la Sante

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Title:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 1963; Volume 29, Number 4, Year 1963: Bulletin of de the World Health Organisation Mondiale Organization de la Sante
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Organization, W. H. (n.d.). Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 1963; Volume 29, Number 4, Year 1963. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Description
Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
Working Group on the Development of Cancer Centres andcommunitybased Control Programmes was convened in Luxembourg from 20 to 22 October 1981 by the WHO Regional Office for Europe in association with the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The Working Group of 17 members included clinicians involved in cancer care, directors of cancer centres, cancer epidemiologists and public health administrators responsible for national cancer control programmes, together with a WHO consultant and two WHO staff members.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Cancer centres -- the present situation in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Previous statements relating to cancer centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Forms of cancer centre in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Planning and financing of cancer centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The cancer centre in relation to cancer control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Administrative and managerial aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Community-based cancer programmes in Eur~pe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Planning and evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Aims and objectives of a cancer control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Aims of a cancer control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Definition of objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 Equal and high standard of care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Assessment of services and demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 4 Public education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 4 Professional education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 Primary prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 Early detection and screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Cancer statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 6 Cooperation with local authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rehabilitation services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Terminalcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17