All Articles tagged inequities

• CTEWC Book Series
  October 05, 2022 EDT
  Cancer in the Context of Global Inequities and Disparities in COVID Times: An Ethical Reflection
  Andrea Vicini

  Addressing challenges of the global cancer pandemic requires promoting social justice in the complex social, cultural, political, and religious contexts where inequities limit efforts to prevent, diagnose, and provide care.

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• CTEWC Book Series
  October 05, 2022 EDT
  The Rising Cancer Pandemic in Latin America: Major Cancer Problems and Prospects for Prevention
  Michail K. Shafir

  In Latin America and the Caribbean, major differences in healthcare systems and in monitoring cancers add to the diverse incidence of specific cancers and require targeted approaches.

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• CTEWC Book Series
  October 05, 2022 EDT
  Major Cancer Problems and Prospects for Prevention in Asia
  Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan

  Policy interventions are urgently needed and they should address the diverse prospects for screening, preventing, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring that exist among Asian countries.

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• CTEWC Book Series
  October 05, 2022 EDT
  Social Inequities and Social Justice: Crafting Ethical Priorities for a Global Journey with Cancer
  Conor M. Kelly

  New ethical priorities should aim at addressing increasing cancer care inequities, by expanding access to the treatments that are known to work well, and by promoting access to palliative care.

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• CTEWC Book Series
  May 19, 2021 EDT
  Inequities as an Ethical Imperative: Challenges Related to Identification, Engagement, and Interventions in Minority Health
  Nadia Abuelezam

  To advance global public health while engaging minorities and vulnerable populations, a threefold approach aims at identification of the people and their issues, at fostering engagements, and at promoting interventions.

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