TY - JOUR
T1 - Cancer control in the Caribbean island countries and territories
T2 - some progress but the journey continues
AU - Spence, Dingle
AU - Dyer, Rachel
AU - Andall-Brereton, Glennis
AU - Barton, Michael
AU - Stanway, Susannah
AU - Argentieri, M. Austin
AU - Bray, Freddie
AU - Cawich, Shamir
AU - Edwards-Bennett, Sophia
AU - Fosker, Christopher
AU - Gabriel, Owen
AU - Greaves, Natalie
AU - Hanchard, Barrie
AU - Hospedales, James
AU - Luciani, Silvana
AU - Martin, Damali
AU - Nimrod, Marisa
AU - Ragin, Camille
AU - Simeon, Donald
AU - Tortolero-Luna, Guillermo
AU - Wharfe, Gilian
AU - Sarfati, Diana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - Cancer causes a fifth of deaths in the Caribbean region and its incidence is increasing. Incidence and mortality patterns of cancer in the Caribbean reflect globally widespread epidemiological transitions, and show cancer profiles that are unique to the region. Providing comprehensive and locally responsive cancer care is particularly challenging in the Caribbean because of the geographical spread of the islands, the frequently under-resourced health-care systems, and the absence of a cohesive approach to cancer control. In many Caribbean countries and territories, cancer surveillance systems are poorly developed, advanced disease presentations are commonplace, and access to cancer screening, diagnostics, and treatment is often suboptimal, with many patients with cancer seeking treatment abroad. Capacity building across the cancer-control continuum in the region is urgently needed and can be accomplished through collaborative efforts and increased investment in health care and cancer control.
AB - Cancer causes a fifth of deaths in the Caribbean region and its incidence is increasing. Incidence and mortality patterns of cancer in the Caribbean reflect globally widespread epidemiological transitions, and show cancer profiles that are unique to the region. Providing comprehensive and locally responsive cancer care is particularly challenging in the Caribbean because of the geographical spread of the islands, the frequently under-resourced health-care systems, and the absence of a cohesive approach to cancer control. In many Caribbean countries and territories, cancer surveillance systems are poorly developed, advanced disease presentations are commonplace, and access to cancer screening, diagnostics, and treatment is often suboptimal, with many patients with cancer seeking treatment abroad. Capacity building across the cancer-control continuum in the region is urgently needed and can be accomplished through collaborative efforts and increased investment in health care and cancer control.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30512-1
DO - 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30512-1
M3 - Review article
SN - 1470-2045
VL - 20
SP - e503-e521
JO - The Lancet Oncology
JF - The Lancet Oncology
IS - 9
ER -