Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 : The cancer challenge -- 1. Cancer control and the burden of cancer / Mark Elwood, Simon Sutcliffe -- Part 2 : Prevention and screening -- 2. Active cancer prevention / Graham Colditz, Courtney Beers -- 3. Achieving behavioural changes in individuals and populations / David Hill, Helen Dixon -- 4. Early diagnosis and screening in cancer control / Anthony Miller -- Part 3 : Applying new knowledge.

5. Integrating science with service in cancer control : closing the gap between discovery and delivery / Jon Kerner -- 6. The impact of immunization on cancer control : the example of HPV vaccination / Ann Burchell, Eduardo Franco -- Part 4 : Improving patient care -- 7. Improving cancer services : the approach taken in England / Mike Richards -- 8. Population-based cancer control and the role of guidelines--towards a 'systems' approach / George P. Browman ... [et al.].

9. The optimal provision of cancer treatment services / Michael Barton, Geoff Delaney -- 10. Managing the cost of new therapies : the challenge of funding new drugs / Susan O'Reilly, Jaya Venkatesh -- 11. Community supports for people affected by cancer / Michael Jefford -- 12. Improving quality of life / Shirley Bush, Eduardo Bruera -- 13. Shifting the paradigm : from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to integrative oncology / Anne Leis ... [et al.].

14. Patient-centred supportive and palliative care / Genevieve Thompson, Carla Ens, Harvey Chochinov -- Part 5 : Integrated cancer control -- 15. From cancer care to cancer control : organization of population-based cancer control systems / Simon Sutcliffe -- 16. Getting the public involved in cancer control--doing something besides worrying / Patricia Kelly ... [et al.] -- 17. Organizational structures for cancer control / Lorraine Caron.

18. Evaluating the outcomes of cancer control / Andrea Micheli ... [et al.] -- 19. Priority setting methods and cancer control / Stuart Peacock, Lindsay Hedden, Craig Mitton -- 20. Ethics and the idea of cancer control / Lisa Schwartz.

21. Integrating cancer control with control of other non-communicable diseases / Robert Burton, Jerry Leowski Jr, Maximilian de Courten -- 22. Cancer control in developing countries / Ian Magrath -- 23. Strengthening the global community for cancer control / Simon Sutcliffe, Mark Elwood.

"Cancer control is the term applied to the development of integrated population-based approaches to reduce the incidence and mortality from cancer and to minimize its impact on affected individuals and on the community. It covers a spectrum of prevention, early diagnosis, optimal treatment, and supportive and palliative care. It emphasizes the application of new knowledge gained through research to achieve current best practice. Cancer control has become a political priority in many countries in recent years, with the evolution of both national and regional cancer control strategic plans. The integrated nature of cancer control, involving a wide spectrum of health care professionals, researchers, and health managers and planners, is reflected in this multi-disciplinary text, which is the first in this rapidly developing field"--Provided by publisher.