Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer 1st Edition: 17 cancer prevention recommendations to the public and to policy-makers (World Code Against Cancer Framework)
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Journal Article
Abstract
Preventable risk factors are responsible of at least 40% of cases and almost 45% of all cancer deaths worldwide. Cancer is already the leading cause of death in almost half of the Latin American and the Caribbean countries constituting a public health problem. Cost-effective measures to reduce exposures through primary prevention and screening of certain types of cancers are critical in the fight against cancer but need to be tailored to the local needs and scenarios. The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Code Against Cancer, 1st edition, consists of 17 evidence-based recommendations for the general public, based on the most recent solid evidence on lifestyle, environmental, occupational, and infectious risk factors, and medical interventions. Each recommendation is accompanied by recommendations for policymakers to guide governments establishing the infrastructure needed to enable the public adopting the recommendations. The LAC Code Against Cancer has been developed in a collaborative effort by a large number of experts from the region, under the umbrella strategy and authoritative methodology of the World Code Against Cancer Framework. The Code is a structured instrument ideal for cancer prevention and control that aims to raise awareness and educate the public, while building capacity and competencies to policymakers, health professionals, stakeholders, to contribute to reduce the burden of cancer in LAC.
Date Issued
2023-10-01
Date Acceptance
2023-06-15
Citation
Cancer Epidemiology: the international journal of cancer epidemiology, detection and prevention, 2023, 86 (Supplement 1)
ISSN
0361-090X
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
Cancer Epidemiology: the international journal of cancer epidemiology, detection and prevention
Volume
86
Issue
Supplement 1
Copyright Statement
© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY IGO license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/).
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37852725
PII: S1877-7821(23)00082-6
Subjects
Cancer early detection
Cancer prevention
Cancer risk factors
COUNTRIES
EUROPEAN CODE
GLOBAL BURDEN
HEALTH-PROFESSIONALS
Latin America and the Caribbean
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
OBESITY
Oncology
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
REDUCE
Science & Technology
World Code Against Cancer Framework
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Netherlands
Article Number
102402
Date Publish Online
2023-10-16