Cancer risk and prevention in a globalised world: Solving the public policy mismatch

Abstract The world faces an unprecedented growth in cancer incidence over the next fifty years, the majority of the burden falling on low-middle income countries. At the same time as the changing demographic profiles, including global population ageing we are also seeing the rapid globalisation of p...

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Published in:European journal of cancer (1990) 2012-09, Vol.48 (13), p.2043-2045
Main Authors: Sullivan, R, Homberg, L, Purushotham, A.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Communication
Demography
Economics
Globalization
Government Programs
Health Expenditures
Health Policy
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
International Cooperation
Internationality
Medical sciences
Neoplasms - economics
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - psychology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
political action
Population dynamics
Prevention
Public policy
Risk
Tobacco
Tumors
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Summary:Abstract The world faces an unprecedented growth in cancer incidence over the next fifty years, the majority of the burden falling on low-middle income countries. At the same time as the changing demographic profiles, including global population ageing we are also seeing the rapid globalisation of pro-cancer behaviours and commodities such as tobacco. The human and economic impact will continue to be severe unless radical changes occur to current public policy mismatches in cancer prevention. At the same time high level political actions through bodies such as the UN suggest that supra-national approaches are needed to solve these issues. However, we argue that only local nation-state approaches can fundamentally address cancer risk and enhance prevention in a globalised world.
ISSN:0959-8049
1879-0852
1879-0852
DOI:10.1016/j.ejca.2012.01.019