WORLD CANCER REPORT
WORLD CANCER REPORT 2016
ABOUT THIS BOOK
THIS BOOK FROM THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER,
THE SPECIALIZED CANCER AGENCY OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
PROVIDES A UNIQUE GLOBAL VIEW OF CANCER, INCLUDING CANCER
PATTERNS, CAUSES, AND PREVENTION. THE WORLD CANCER REPORT SERIES
IS RECOGNIZED AS AN AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE OF GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
AND INFORMATION ON CANCER. THE FIRST VOLUME APPEARED IN 2003 AND
THE SECOND IN 2008. THIS THIRD VOLUME IN THE SERIES ENCOMPASSES
BOTH ESTABLISHED KNOWLEDGE AND RECENT RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT
WORLD CANCER REPORT PROVIDES A PROFESSIONAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ASSESSMENT OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION,
BIOLOGY, ETIOLOGY, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL OF CANCER, PREDICATED
ON RESEARCH. THE CONCISE NATURE OF THE TEXT AND THE HIGH GRAPHIC
CONTENT (HUNDREDS OF COLOUR MAPS, DIAGRAMS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS)
MAKE
THE PUBLICATION ACCESSIBLE TO A BROAD READERSHIP. WORLD CANCER
REPORT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NON-SPECIALIST HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS
AND POLICY-MAKERS WITH A BALANCED UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER
CONTROL
AND TO PROVIDE ESTABLISHED CANCER PROFESSIONALS WITH INSIGHTS
ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENT.
THE BOOK INCLUDES CHAPTERS IN WHICH DISTINGUISHED SCIENTISTS
FROM
AROUND THE WORLD PROVIDE A BROAD OVERVIEW OF ESTABLISHED
KNOWLEDGE AND THEN EMPHASIZE RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND PROGRESS. IN
ADDITION, TEXT BOXES DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE BOOK PROVIDE
SHORT, IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS OF SELECTED QUESTIONS OR TOPICS. A
NEW FEATURE OF THIS VOLUME IS THE INCLUSION OF PERSPECTIVES
CONSIDERING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF
CANCER
RESEARCH, WRITTEN BY THOSE WHOSE RECORD OF OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT QUALIFIES THEM AS INDIVIDUALS HAVING UNIQUE VISION.
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