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Challenges and opportunities in cancer control in Africa: a perspective from the African Organisatio...

Challenges and opportunities in cancer control in Africa: a perspective from the African Organisatio...

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Challenges and opportunities in cancer control in Africa: a perspective from the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer

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Full title

Challenges and opportunities in cancer control in Africa: a perspective from the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer

Publisher

England: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The lancet oncology, 2013-04, Vol.14 (4), p.e142-e151

Language

English

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England: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Summary Sub-Saharan Africa has a disproportionate burden of disease and faces a major public-health challenge from non-communicable diseases. Although infectious diseases continue to afflict Africa, the proportion of the overall disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa attributable to cancer is rising. The region is predicted to have a greater than 85%...

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Full title

Challenges and opportunities in cancer control in Africa: a perspective from the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1751204525

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1751204525

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ISSN

1470-2045

E-ISSN

1474-5488

DOI

10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70482-5

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