Global oncology : Harvard Global Health Catalyst summit lecture notes /: Harvard Global Health Catalyst summit lecture notes. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Harvard Global Health Catalyst summit lecture notes
• Further Information: Note: Wilfred Ngwa, Paul Nguyen.
• Authors: Ngwa, Wilfred; Nguyen, Paul L
• Other Names: Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
• Contents: Foreword / by Slavik Tabakov -- Foreword / by Brian Kavanagh -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Global oncology and the Harvard Global Health Catalyst summits -- 1.2. Book overview 2. Global oncology education -- 2.1. Seed Global Health -- 2.2. The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) -- 2.3. The African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) -- 2.4. The American Association for Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) : international outreach programs -- 2.5. The Federation of African Medical Physics Organizations (FAMPO) -- 2.6. Other global oncology education initiatives 3. Global oncology research -- 3.1. Funding for global oncology research -- 3.2. Information and communication technology powered approaches for global radiation oncology research -- 3.3. Low-cost technologies for global oncology 4. Global oncology care : until every cancer patient has access to treatment -- 4.1. Expanding global access to radiotherapy -- 4.2. Conquering cancer -- 4.3. Global Oncology (GO) -- 4.4. Need for global radiation oncology care collaborations : example, Cameroon -- 4.5. The pain divide : palliative care -- 4.6. The Global Health Catalyst Win-Win Initiative 5. Global oncology outreach : cancer prevention and advocacy -- 5.1. Closing the cancer divide : best buys in prevention and advocacy -- 5.2. Public health oncology : an ounce of prevention -- 5.3. Partnering with athletes -- 5.4. Partnering with the resource-laden diaspora -- 5.5. Partnering with religious institutions 6. Frequently asked questions in global oncology -- 6.1. FAQ on global oncology care -- 6.2. FAQ on global oncology research -- 6.3. FAQ on global oncology education -- 6.4. Other frequently asked questions 7. Quo vadis? Cancer moonshot for global oncology -- 7.1. The Cancer moonshot -- 7.2. What is the equivalent of the Cancer moonshot for global health? -- 7.3. The value of public-private partnerships -- 7.4. Virtual Harambee powered by ICTs and the diaspora -- 7.5. Other focus areas on the global oncology moonshot emerging from the Harvard GHC summits.
• Publisher Details: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 PDF (various pagings), color illustrations, color map
• Subjects: 616.99/40757; MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine; Radiology; MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine; Radiology; Cancer -- Diagnosis; Cancer -- Radiotherapy; Diagnostic imaging; World health; Neoplasms -- diagnosis; Radiation Oncology -- methods; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy; Diagnostic Imaging; World Health
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750313599; 0750313595; 9780375013614
• Related ISBNs: 037501361X; 9780375013612; 9780750313605
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 22, 2017).
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