Hospitalization costs of breast cancer before and after the implementation of the Health Sector Evolution Plan (HSEP), Iran, 2017: a retrospective single-centre study
Publication date: Available online 15 April 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): Abolhasan Afkar, Somayeh Heydari, Habib Jalilian, Abolghasem Pourreza, Abdolhosein Emami Sigaroudi (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - April 16, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Using both clinical research and population-based cancer registry in long-term research- a case study using EORTC trials and The Dutch National Cancer Registry (IKNL)
Publication date: Available online 19 March 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): Lifang Liu, Anouk Neven, Francesco Giusti, Maja V. Maraldo, Paul Meijnders, Igor Aurer, Catherine Fortpied, Laurence Collette, Otto Visser (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - March 20, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
A pilot study of a video-based educational intervention and knowledge of cervical cancer among senior high school students in Ghana: A before-after study
ConclusionsThis study provides preliminary evidence that VBEI may be an effective strategy for increasing knowledge, awareness of cervical cancer and possibly reduce barriers to screening among SHS students. We recommend that in addition to the use of health videos, healthcare professionals can adopt multimodal interventions (oral, printed, digital) to improve understanding and behavioural change during adolescent cancer education.Graphical abstract (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 21, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Preface to the NZ series on Cancer Control
Publication date: Available online 14 February 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): D. Sarfati, C. Jackson (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 15, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Priorities on rare cancers’ policy in National Cancer Control Plans (NCCPs): a review conducted within the framework of EU-JARC Joint-Action
ConclusionsThe scarce presence of RCs in most of NCCPs may indicate low visibility and limited political understanding of their specificities. The critical issues emerging from the analysis are intended to improving the national policy frameworks addressing RC challenges and to place the NCCPs as strategic documents that must play a key role in this process. (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 13, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Moving Towards an Evidence-Informed Cancer Control Strategy: A Scoping Review of Oncology Research in Kenya
Publication date: Available online 8 February 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): Veronica Manduku, Mina Akhavan, Gershim Asiki, Nathan R. Brand, Mishka K. Cira, Zeinab Gura, Damazo T. Kadengye, Alfred Karagu, Alicia A. Livinski, Helen Meme, Catherine KyobutungiAbstractIn 2017, the Kenya Ministry of Health launched the National Cancer Control Strategy 2017–2022. A scoping review of oncology research in Kenya was conducted to understand the scope of, and gaps in, existing research and inform the development of the national cancer research agenda. PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, and Global Health databases were ...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 9, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
A Pilot Study of a Video-Based Intervention and Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Among Senior High School Students in Ghana – A Before After Study
ConclusionsThis study provides preliminary evidence that VBEI may be an effective strategy for increasing knowledge, awareness of cervical cancer and possibly reduce barriers among SHS students.We recommend that in addition to the use of health videos, healthcare professionals can adopt multimodal interventions (oral, printed, digital) to improve understanding and behavioral change during adolescent cancer education.Graphical abstract (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 5, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The Status of Cancer Publications in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
This study evaluates the status and number of publications addressing cancers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). All publications about cancer as a research topic in three cities of the KRI were retrieved from local journals, and the ISI Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases up to December 2019. Out of the net total of 269 studies conducted, including both local and international publications, 40.5% were reported from Sulaimani, followed by 37.9% from Erbil, and 21.6% from Duhok. In international journals the highest percentage of studies concerned Sulaimani 25.3%, with 46.2% of these records being in PubMed, fo...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 5, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Cancer care at a crossroads: Realising the potential in primary care in New Zealand
Publication date: Available online 31 January 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): John McMenaminAbstractThe recently published New Zealand Cancer Action Plan 2019–2029 identifies important roles for primary care including early detection, management of chronic conditions and comorbidities, and supporting people to live well with and beyond cancer. Presentations for cancer are different in primary than secondary care, and primary specific knowledge and skills are required. Education focused on clinical practice needs to be backed up by primary care research. Opportunities to improve cancer outcomes include usin...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 1, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Addressing cancer inequities for indigenous populations: The New Zealand story
Publication date: Available online 31 January 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): Jason K. Gurney, Shelley Campbell, Stephanie Turner, Nina ScottAbstractThe Indigenous Māori population of New Zealand experience greater cancer incidence, greater mortality, and poorer survival outcomes than the non-Māori population. The drivers of these inequities are complex, but include poorer access to timely diagnosis, less timely access to treatment and differences in the quality of care received. Upstream, the drivers of these proximal factors include historical trauma caused by colonisation and institutionalised racism ...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 1, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
A critical Tiriti analysis of the New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy
ConclusionsWe recommend that future cancer control strategies in Aotearoa be developed with te Tiriti and tikanga (Māori protocols) as the central considerations. Strengthening Indigenous content in policy is likely to improve the efficacy of health policy for Indigenous peoples and reorientate health policy to address enduring health inequities. (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 1, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Context of cancer control in New Zealand
Publication date: Available online 31 January 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): Diana Sarfati, Christopher JacksonAbstractCancer is the leading cause of death in New Zealand and the burden of cancer is growing. The number of people who will be diagnosed with cancer will continue to increase and the costs of cancer care are sky-rocketing beyond our capacity to afford it. Cancer outcomes vary depending on where you live and New Zealand’s survival rates are falling behind those in comparable countries. New Zealand leads the world in terms of colorectal cancer and melanoma incidence, with prostate, breast, and l...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 1, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The state of cancer prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand: Slow progress requires political leadership and investment for health and equity
Publication date: Available online 31 January 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): L.N. Signal, R. Edwards, R. Gage, N. Jackson, C. McKerchar, D. SarfatiAbstractMany cancers can be prevented, yet Aotearoa New Zealand has high incidence and marked ethnic inequalities in some cancers. This paper explores the state of cancer prevention in New Zealand. It does so through an examination of the state of prevention in four areas: alcohol, nutrition and body weight, sun safety and tobacco. The paper concludes that despite good evidence, New Zealand struggles to deliver effective prevention. While New Zealand has been a w...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - February 1, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Cancer research in the New Zealand context: Challenges and advantages
Publication date: Available online 31 January 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): Jason K. Gurney, Diana Sarfati, Ben Lawrence, Chris Jackson, Michael Findlay, Kathryn McPhersonAbstractNew Zealand has a vibrant research culture, with cancer research that spans the cancer continuum. Our research agenda has both a strong focus on answering questions of international importance, and on addressing research questions of specific national relevance. In this manuscript, we discuss the mechanisms by which cancer research is funded in New Zealand. We outline some of the major challenges currently facing implementation of...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - January 31, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Cancer screening in New Zealand
Publication date: Available online 31 January 2020Source: Journal of Cancer PolicyAuthor(s): Jane O’Hallahan, Emma Church, Caroline ShawAbstractNew Zealand’s organised cancer screening programmes are managed by a specialist unit within the New Zealand Ministry of Health. Advice on new screening programmes is provided by an independent advisory group, although decisions on funding and implementation remain political. New Zealand currently has three organised cancer screening programmes; BreastScreen Aotearoa, the National Cervical Screening Programme and the National Bowel Screening Programme. The key challenges for can...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - January 31, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
