Plan Esperanza: A model for cancer prevention and control in Peru
Peru is mobilizing pluralistic and equitable population-based cancer control through sustained national action and international collaborations.
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Posted by Cancer Control | CC2015, Regional initiatives
Peru is mobilizing pluralistic and equitable population-based cancer control through sustained national action and international collaborations.
Read MorePosted by Cancer Control | CC2015, Regional initiatives
Walter Paulo Zoss, Executive Manager, RINC/UNASUR and Luis Antonio Santini, Director general, INCA This study aims to give an overview on how countries within Latin America are working together to support their individual and...
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Eduardo Cazap, Past-President, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), Geneva; Founding...
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The International Cancer Control Congresses (ICCCs) provided a “natural experiment” to assess the value of international conferences and examine ways to influence positive change, policy and practice to enhance cancer control. We studied the responses of registered participants for two Congresses (ICCC–3 and ICCC–4) using the primary data collection instrument as self-report surveys, on-site surveys and follow-up surveys a few months later on the same census sample of participants.
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Improving cancer control outcomes is a complex process that requires integrating research with both practice and policy priorities at the national, regional and local levels. It requires data from surveillance systems to set priorities and track progress, appropriate and standardized metrics to measure progress, and pragmatic research to identify evidence-based interventions that can be translated into practice and policies adapted to the local context.
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