Toward the Elimination of Cancer Disparities Medical and Health Perspectives /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Koh, Howard K. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89443-0
Table of Contents:
  • Dimensions of Cancer Disparities
  • Defining, Investigating, and Addressing Cancer Inequities: Critical Issues
  • Cancer Disparities: Data Systems, Sources, and Interpretation
  • Genes, Environment, and Cancer Disparities
  • Work and Occupation: Important Indicators of Socioeconomic Position and Life Experiences Influencing Cancer Disparities
  • Specific Challenges in Cancer Disparities
  • Disparities in Tobacco Use and Lung Cancer
  • Socioeconomic Status and Breast Cancer Disparities
  • Disparities and Colorectal Cancer
  • Disparities in Prostate Cancer
  • Disparities and Cervical Cancer
  • Melanoma and Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Some Avenues to Address Cancer Disparities
  • Interventions, Policy, and Advocacy
  • Health Communication and Communication Inequalities in Addressing Cancer Disparities
  • Overcoming Barriers to Cancer Care: Patient and Public Perspectives
  • Community-Based Approaches to Cancer Disparities.