Alternate Title

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : prevention

Corporate Author

World Health Organization

Place of Publication

Geneva

Publisher

World Health Organization

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

vi, 48 p. ; 26 cm.

Series

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes module 2

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Health Planning

National Health Programs - organization & administration

Guideline

ISBN

9789241547116

9241547111

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 C219w 2007 v.2

Copies

Alternate Title

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : palliative care

Corporate Author

World Health Organization

Place of Publication

Geneva

Publisher

World Health Organization

Publication Date

2007

Series

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes module 5

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Palliative Care - organization & administration

Hospice Care - organization & administration

Health Planning

National Health Programs - organization & administration

Palliative Care - utilization

Health Policy

Guideline

ISBN

9241547345

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Alternate Title

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : planning

Corporate Author

World Health Organization

Place of Publication

Geneva

Publisher

World Health Organization

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

vi, 40 p. ; 26 cm.

Series

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes module 1

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Health Planning

National Health Programs - organization & administration

Health Policy

Guideline

Abstract

Contributors include Simon Sutcliffe, BC Cancer Agency.

This module is complemented by various practical tools accessible through the WHO cancer web site: http://www.who.int/cancer

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 C219w 2006 v.1

Copies

Alternate Title

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : policy and advocacy

Corporate Author

World Health Organization

Place of Publication

Geneva

Publisher

World Health Organization

Publication Date

2008

Series

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes module 6

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Policy Making

Health Planning

National Health Programs - organization & administration

Guideline

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 C219w 2008 v.6

Copies

Corporate Author

World Health Organization

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Geneva

Publisher

World Health Organization

Publication Date

2002

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

National Health Programs

Health Policy

ISBN

9241545577

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 N277 2002

Copies

Alternate Title

Impact report 2010 : Canadian Partnership Against (CPAC)

Corporate Author

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

44 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Research

National Health Programs - organization & administration

Health Services Research

Health Policy

Health Planning

Cancer Care Facilities

Canada

Language

English

Material Type

Report

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ200 C217p 2010

Copies

Alternate Title

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer : progress report : Winter 2009

Corporate Author

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

28 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Research

National Health Programs - organization & administration

Health Services Research

Health Policy

Health Planning

Cancer Care Facilities

Canada

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ200 C216p 2009

Copies

Alternate Title

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : early detection

Corporate Author

World Health Organization

Place of Publication

Geneva

Publisher

World Health Organization

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

vi, 42 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series

Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes module 3

Subjects

Early Diagnosis

Neoplasms - diagnosis

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Mass Screening

Health Planning

National Health Programs - organization & administration

Guideline

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 C219w 2007 v.3

Copies

Corporate Author

Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia

Editor

Coleman, Michel P.

Place of Publication

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Publisher

Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia

Publication Date

2008

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Neoplasms - mortality

Neoplasms - therapy

Delivery of Health Care

National Health Programs - organization & administration

European Union

Health Planning

Health Policy

Europe

ISBN

9789616659208

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Author

Simpson, Jeffrey

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Allen Lane

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

392 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

National Health Programs

Health Care Reform

Health Services

Health Policy

Canada

Abstract

Contents:

Part I. 1. Hospital days -- Part II. 2. Health care's early history -- 3. Medicare in Saskatchewan -- 4. The Father of Medicare -- 5. The Liberals and Medicare -- 6. The Canada Health Act -- Part III. 7. How good is Medicare? -- 8. How much does Medicare cost? -- 9. Can efficiencies save Medicare? -- 10. Is private health care the answer? -- 11. Dr. Duval's opinion -- 12. Can we make ourselves healthier? -- 13. What does the public think? -- 14. What about other countries? -- Part IV Remedies. 15. Doctors and nurses -- 16. Hospitals -- 17. Drugs -- 18. Conclusion.

ISBN

9780670065899

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

WA540 DC2 S56c 2012

Copies

Alternate Title

Northern Cancer Control Strategy : announcing the Seventh National Community Cancer Control Summit in Prince George on June 12-13, 2009

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency

Northern Health

Place of Publication

Prince George, BC

Publisher

Northern Health

Publication Date

2009

Subjects

Northern Cancer Control Strategy

Northern Health

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Cancer Care Facilities - organization & administration

BC Cancer Agency

Health Services Accessibility

Health Services Needs and Demand

Health Planning

British Columbia

Abstract

Announcing the Seventh National Community Cancer Control Summit in Prince George on June 12-13, 2009

Language

English

Material Type

Pamphlet

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

Copies

Author

Berger, Marc L

Corporate Author

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Editor

Berger, Marc L

Place of Publication

Lawrenceville, NJ

Publisher

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Publication Date

2003

Physical Description

xiv, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Health Services Research

Economics, Medical

Outcome Assessment (Health Care)

Economics, Pharmaceutical

Terminology

ISBN

9780974328904

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

W15 H433 2003

Copies

Author

Sutcliffe, Simon

Strack, Tina

Corporate Author

International Cancer Control Congress (1st : 2005 October 23-26 : Vancouver, BC)

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

International Cancer Control Congress

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

vi, 62 p. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Health Policy

National Health Programs

World Health

Abstract

v.1: Congress report

v.2: Background documents for the ICCC

v.3: Abstract volume

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 I60 2005

Copies

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency

Northern Health

Place of Publication

Prince George, BC

Publisher

Northern Health

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

10 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Northern Cancer Control Strategy

Northern Health

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Cancer Care Facilities - organization & administration

BC Cancer Agency

Health Services Accessibility

Health Services Needs and Demand

Health Planning

British Columbia

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Handout

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

Copies

Alternate Title

Global efforts with regional solutions : final report (with CD)

Milestone in cancer control policy

Author

Sutcliffe, Simon

Elwood, Mark

Corporate Author

International Cancer Control Congress (2nd : 2007 November 25-28 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Place of Publication

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Publisher

National Cancer Institute of Brazil

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

3v.

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Health Policy

National Health Programs

World Health

Abstracts

Abstract

v.1: Global efforts with regional solutions : final report

v.2: A milestone in cancer control policy

v.3: Abstract volume

The full session contents are on CD in volume 1.

Language

English

Material Type

Book

CD

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 I60 2007

Copies

Alternate Title

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention volume 13, ICCC 4 supplement, April 2012

Author

Sutcliffe, Simon B

Corporate Author

International Cancer Control Congress (4th : 2012 November 3-5 : Seoul, Korea)

Place of Publication

Bangkok

Publisher

Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention

Publication Date

2012

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Health Policy

National Health Programs

Developing Countries

World Health

Abstracts

Abstract

Session 1: Prevention of cancer and non-communicable diseases

Session 2: Managing population health to prevent and detect cancer and non-communicable diseases

Session 3: Coordinating care and treatment for cancer patients

Session 4: Knowledge exchange - translating research into practice and policy

ISSN

1513-7368

Language

English

Material Type

Serial

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 I60 2012

Copies

Alternate Title

Cancer control 2014 Supplement 1 : ICCS-5

Author

Sutcliffe, Simon B

Corporate Author

International Cancer Control Congress (5th : 2013 November 3-6 : Lima, Peru)

Place of Publication

Suffolk, UK

Publisher

Global Health Dynamics

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

94 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Health Policy

National Health Programs

Developing Countries

World Health

Abstracts

Abstract

Session 1: Improving and sustaining prevention in cancer control

Session 2: Mobilizing "all of society" for effective cancer control

Session 3: Improving population health : using data and evidence to support policy and programmes

Session 4: Improving integrated approaches to cancer treatment and care

Session 5: Integrating research, practice and policy priorities to improve cancer control

ISBN

9780957607224

Language

English

Material Type

Serial

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 I60 2014

Copies

Alternate Title

Public health skills

Author

Raffle, Angela E

Gray, J.A. Muir

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Mass Screening - organization & administration

Mass Screening - ethics

Health Policy

ISBN

9780199214495

0199214492

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WA245 R138s 2007

Copies

Alternate Title

Canadian strategy for cancer control

Canadian strategy for cancer control 2019-2029 : doing together what cannot be done alone

Corporate Author

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date

[2019]

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Health Planning

Delivery of Health Care

Health Services, Indigenous

Research

Canada

Abstract

Strategy's priorities:

Priority 1 - Decrease the risk of people getting cancer.

Priority 2 - Diagnose cancer faster, accurately and at an earlier stage.

Priority 3 - Deliver high-quality care in a sustainable, world-class system.

Priority 4 - Eliminate barriers to people getting the care they need.

Priority 5 - Deliver information and supports for people living with cancer, families and caregivers.

First Nations, Inuit and Métis - 3 key cancer-care priorities:

Priority 1 - Culturally appropriate care closer to home

Priority 2 - Peoples-specific, self-determined cancer care

Priority 3 - First Nations-, Inuit- or Métis-governed research and data systems

ISBN

9781988000398

9781988000381

Language

English

French

Material Type

Report

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Author

Prasad, Vinayak K.

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

John Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2020

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - drug therapy

Antineoplastic Agents - economics

Biomedical Research - economics

Drug Development - economics

Health Policy

Patient rights

United States

Abstract

"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details about cancer research and practice, (4) recommended solutions on multiple levels (policy, practitioners, medical education, and pharmacology)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Basics of Cancer Drugs : Cost, Benefit, Value -- Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer : What Are They and Where Are They Used? -- Use and Misuse of Surrogates for Drug Approvals -- How High Prices Harm Patients and Society -- Hype, Spin, and the Unbridled Enthusiasm That Distorts Cancer Medicine -- Financial Conflict of Interest -- The Harms of Financial Conflicts and How to Rehabilitate Medicine -- Will Precision Oncology Save Us? -- Study Design -- Principles of Oncology Practice -- Important Trials in Oncology -- Global Oncology -- How Should Cancer Drug Development Proceed? -- What Can the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and -- Medicaid Services Do Tomorrow? -- What Can People with Cancer Do? -- What Can Students, Residents, and Fellows Do?

ISBN

9781421437637

9781421437644

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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