NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL PROGRAMMES: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUTCOME-
NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL PROGRAMMES:RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUTCOME-ORIENTED OBJECTIVESNational health authorities may wish to consider the following outcome-oriented objectives fortheir cancer control programmes, according to type of...
Cancer prevention and control
Cancer prevention and controlThe Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly,Having examined the report on the prevention and control of cancer;1Recalling resolutions WHA51.18 and WHA53.17 on the prevention...
Liver cancer
Liver cancerDefinitionLiver cancer is a form of cancer with a high mortalityrate. Liver cancers can be classified into two types.They are either primary, when the...
Liver biopsy
Liver biopsyDefinitionA liver biopsy is a medical procedure performed toobtain a small piece of liver tissue for diagnostic testing.Liver biopsies are sometimes called percutaneous liverbiopsies,...
Lip cancers
Lip cancersDefinitionLip cancer is a malignant tumor, or neoplasm, thatoriginates in the surface layer cells of the epithelial tissuein the upper or lower lip.De******ionThe upper...
Limb salvage
Limb salvageDefinitionLimb salvage is a type of surgery that removes acancerous tumor or lesion while preserving the nearbymuscles, tendons, and blood vessels.PurposeDoctors perform limb salvage...
Li-Fraumeni syndrom
Li-Fraumeni syndromDefinitionLi-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a genetic disordercaused by a hereditary mutation in a cancer susceptibilitygene. Individuals with LFS have an increased risk fordeveloping certain...
Levamisole
LevamisoleDefinitionLevamisole is used to treat colon cancer, specificallystage III colon cancer. Levamisole takes the full nameof levamisole hydrochloride, and it is also known by thebrand...
Leuprolide acetate
Leuprolide acetateDefinitionLeuprolide acetate is a synthetic (man-made) hormonethat acts similarly to the naturally occurringgonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). It is availableunder the tradename Lupron.PurposeLeuprolide acetate is...
Leukoencephalopathy
LeukoencephalopathyDe******ionLeukoencephalopathy is a disease occurring primarilyin the white matter of the brain that involves defectsin either the formation or the maintenance of the myelinsheath, a...
Leucovorin
LeucovorinDefinitionLeucovorin (also known as Wellcovorin and citrovorumfactor) is a drug that can be used either to protecthealthy cells from chemotherapy or to enhance the anticancereffect...
Laryngectomy
LaryngectomyDefinitionLaryngectomy is the partial or complete surgicalremoval of the larynx, usually as a treatment for cancerof the larynx.PurposeNormally a laryngectomy is performed to removetumors or...
Laryngeal nerve palsy
Laryngeal nerve palsyDe******ionLaryngeal nerve palsy is damage to the recurrentlaryngeal nerve (or less commonly the vagus nerve) thatresults in paralysis of the larynx (voice box)....
Laryngeal cancer
Laryngeal cancerDefinitionLaryngeal cancer is cancer of the larynx or voice box.De******ionThe larynx is located where the throat divides intothe esophagus and the trachea. The esophagus...
QUESTIONS TO ASK THE DOCTOR
QUESTIONSTO ASK THE DOCTOR• What is your complication rate?• What is the purpose of this procedure?• How often do you do laparoscopies?• What type of...
Prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer.Patients with prostate cancer mayhave the nearby lymph nodes examined. Laparoscopyis an important tool in this procedure.
Liver cancer.
Liver cancer.Laparoscopy is an important tool fordetermining if cancer is present in the liver. When apatient has non-liver cancer, the liver is often checkedto see...
Increase the proportion of cancer survivors who are living 5 yea
Increase the proportion of cancer survivors who are living 5 years or longer after diagnosis Target: 70 percent. Baseline: 59 percent of persons with invasive cancer of any...
Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cance
Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening examination Target setting method: Better than the best. Data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS
Reduce the rate of melanoma cancer deaths
3-9b. Increase the proportion of adults aged 18 years and older who follow protective measures that may reduce the risk of skin cancer. Target: 75 percent...
Reduce the death rate from cancer of the uterine cervix
3-6. Reduce the oropharyngeal cancer death rate. Target: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 population. Baseline: 3.0 oropharyngeal cancer deaths per 100,000 population occurred...
