Background Information on cancer statistics and cancer control policies is limited in fragile
states. This paper describes the cancer burden and status of cancer control measures in …

Cancer is a major health problem in both high income and middle-to-low income countries,
and is the second leading cause of death in the world. Although more than a third of cancer …

Examples of successful implementations of national cancer control plans in low-income or
middle-income countries remain rare. Morocco, a country where cancer is already the …

Investments in cancer control—prevention, detection, diagnosis, surgery, other treatment,
and palliative care—are increasingly needed in low-income and particularly in middle …

Cancer is a growing global health-care problem, especially in under-resourced countries.
Cancer prevalence in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is projected to increase …

National cancer control planning is crucial for countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean
region. This region is challenged with an increase in cancer incidence leading to substantial …

Cancer control is one of the most complicated and complex global health challenges to the
achievement of universal health coverage and the health targets of the Sustainable …

Differences in culture and resources between low-income and high-income countries have
resulted in unequal rights to health. In the past few decades, developing countries have had …

There is increasing global recognition that national cancer plans are crucial to effectively
address the cancer burden and to prioritise and coordinate programmes. We did a global …

The creation and implementation of national cancer control plans is becoming increasingly
necessary for countries in Africa, with the number of new cancer cases per year in the …