Monday 6 April 2009

GLOBAL HEALTH (Updated 11th February 2011-Bangladesh)

GLOBAL/CONTINENT

Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean(2008)

Patient survival for all cancers combined as indicator of cancer control in Europe(2008)

New European cancer figures: ageing population is causing major increase in the cancer burden warn experts(2007)


Global Cancer Statistics,2002(2005)

FACTS AND FIGURES OF CANCER IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (1993)


COUNTRY SPECIFIC

The number to the left of the flag denotes the countries global position by population.The bracketed year at the end of each link is the date published or in some cases the date last published!

1. CHINA (Including Hong Kong and Macau)

Chinese health care reformers aim to help rural areas but face hurdles(2009)

A Comparative Study of Prostate Cancer Detection and Management in China and in France- Abstract(2009)

Diagnostic strategies and the incidence of prostate cancer: reasons for the low reported incidence of prostate cancer in China(2008)


2.INDIA

The Urological Society of India (USI)

Trends in the Prostate Cancer Incidence in India(2008)


3.UNITED STATES

Cancer Facts & Figures 2010

Estimated new cases and deaths from bladder cancer (2009)

Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans 2009-2010

American Cancer Society

More advanced cancer seen in uninsured Americans(2008)

Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2006-2008(2006)


Hawaii

Statistics-Last PSA test for men aged 40+ State of Hawaii BRFSS 2006(2006)

Statistics-Ever had a PSA test (men aged 40+)State of Hawaii BRFSS 2006(2006)

Statistics-Last PSA test for men aged 40+ State of Hawaii BRFSS 2005(2005)

Statistics-Ever had a PSA test among men aged 40+?State of Hawaii BRFSS 2005(2005)

Statistics-Last PSA test for men aged 40+State of Hawaii BRFSS 2004(2004)

Statistics-Ever had a PSA test among men aged 40+State of Hawaii BRFSS 2004(2004)







4.INDONESIA

General Lecture from Dr. David B Thomas of Washington(2009)


5.BRAZIL


HOSPITALAR 2009-16th International Fair of Products,Equipment,Services and Technology for Hospitals,Laboratories,Pharmacies,Health Clinics and Medical Offices

Prediction of pathological stage in prostate cancer through the percentage of involved fragments upon biopsy(2005)


Cancer Incidence in Eighteen Cities of the State of Sao Paulo(2001)


6.PAKISTAN

Progress of Oncology in Pakistan(2006)


7.NIGERIA

Cancer training workshop in Nigeria(2009)

Lagos fights diabetes, cancer, hypertension in grassroots Nigeria-23rd April

Lagos screens 20,000 for diabetes,hypertension(April 2009)

Why Cancer is on the Rise in Country(2008)

Prostate Cancer-The Absolute Basics(2008)

On the premise that an estimated 14 million Nigerian men afflicted with prostate cancer(2008)


8.BANGLADESH

Physicians’ reluctance to stay in villages worries PM(2011)


9.RUSSIA

Upper House Declares Men's Health Under Threat(2008)

Movement Against
Cancer Launches An All-Russia Cancer Awareness Campaign(2008)


Screening of prostate cancer. Is it needed? Russian experience(2006)


10.JAPAN

The Japanese Guideline for Prostate Cancer Screening-Abstract(2009)

Practice patterns regarding prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia in Japanese primary care practitioners.(2007)

Screening for prostate cancer using prostate-specific antigen testing in Japanese men on hemodialysis (2007)

Screening program of prostate cancer at Tokai University Hospital:Characterization of prostate-specific antigen measurement(2005)

11.MEXICO

Population based prostate cancer screening in north Mexico (2009)


13.VIETNAM

Vietnam seeks funds for Agent Orange victims(2009)

Prostate cancer twice as high in Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange(2008)

Paying for Health Care in Vietnam:Extending Voluntary Health Insurance Coverage(1999)


14..GERMANY

Trends in population-based cancer survival in Germany: to what extent does progress reach older patients?(2007)



17.TURKEY

Turkish Ministry Of Health Purchases Two CyberKnife(R) Systems Turkey-June 2009

Evaluation of cancer records from 2000-2004 in Denizli,Turkey(2009)

150,000 people get cancer in Turkey every year(2009)

Why Do Men Refuse Prostate Cancer Screening? Demographic Analysis In Turkey(2008)






18.Irân

The IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL

Cancer Incidence in Tehran Metropolis: The First Report from the
Tehran Population-Based Cancer Registry,1998–2001(2009)



Diagnostic Value of Prostate Specific Antigen and Its Density in Iranian Men with prostate cancer(2009)

Cancer Incidence in Five Provinces of Iran 1996–2000(2007 & 193 pages)


The Incidence of Prostate Cancer in Iran: Results of a Population-Based Cancer Registry(2007)

Population-based screening for prostate cancer by measuring free and total serum prostate-specific antigen in Iran(2006)

Incidence of Genitourinary Cancers in the Islamic Republic
of Iran(2005)


Incidence of Genitourinary Cancers in the Islamic Republic of Iran(2005)

20.France

Trends in screening for prostate cancer(2009)

Cancer screening in France: subjects’ and physicians’ attitudes(2007)

France to pilot testing for prostate cancer(2006)

22.Great Britain

UK Prostate Cancer incidence statistics

England
Cancer Incidence and Survival By Major Ethnic Group,England,2002-2006
Statistics-North Yorkshire and York(2009)
Incidence of Prostate Cancer in Men in Somerset(1985 to 2005)

Scotland
Prostate cancer:Scottish data

Wales

Ireland


23..Italy

Regional estimates of prostate cancer burden in Italy(2007)



28.Spain

Frequent Urination Protects Against Bladder Cancer(2008)

Recent changes in prostate cancer mortality in spain: a trend study for period 1991-2005(2008)

Smoking and bladder cancer in Spain: effects of tobacco type, timing, environmental tobacco smoke, and gender.(2006)

36.CANADA

Canadian Cancer Statistics(General) Canada-2002-2009

695,049: The number of cancer survivors in Canada Canada-April 2009

50.TAIWAN

Cancer still the top killer in Taiwan in 2008: DOH Taiwan-17th June





53.AUSTRALIA

Survival benefit confirmed for prostate cancers diagnosed by PSA testing 2009

Bladder Cancer-South Australia(2005)

58.CAMEROON

Prostate Cancer in Cameroon

ARA Champions the fight against Cancer in Cameroon


116..UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UAE-Stigma blamed for needless deaths(2008)

118.REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

New prostate cancer clinic for Galway June 2009

122.New Zealand

Ministry of Health

Cancer: New Registrations & Deaths 2006 Date of publication (online): April 2010

Survival benefit confirmed for prostate cancers diagnosed by PSA testing 2009

New Zealand Cancer Statistics Last Reviewed December 2006

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