Acknowledgements | ||
Executive summary | ||
Introduction | ||
Why is a Progress Report needed? | ||
Cancer control objectives | ||
What’s in this report? | ||
Cancer control in canada | ||
Where have we been, and where are we going? | ||
How does Canada compare to other countries? | ||
Cancer incidence and mortality in Canada | ||
Cancer prevention | ||
The population health approach | ||
Cancer risk and personal health practices and behaviours | ||
Tobacco | ||
Diet | ||
Physical activity | ||
Obesity | ||
Alcohol consumption | ||
Sun exposure | ||
The Healthy Living Strategy | ||
Future challenges | ||
Cancer screening | ||
Screening practices | ||
Breast cancer | ||
Cervical cancer | ||
Colorectal cancer | ||
Prostate cancer | ||
Emerging technology | ||
Future challenges | ||
Cancer treatment | ||
Who provides cancer treatment? | ||
How is cancer treated? | ||
Treatment outcomes | ||
Future challenges | ||
Palliative care | ||
Palliative care and Canada’s aging population | ||
Integration of palliative care services | ||
Palliative care programs | ||
Creating options for patients | ||
Applying palliative care principles to childhood cancer | ||
Providing pain relief to those with cancer | ||
Medical training in palliative care | ||
Future challenges | ||
Conclusion and future directions | ||
Glossary of Terms and Definitions | ||
Our
mission is to help the people of Canada maintain and improve their
health.
Health Canada
Ce document est aussi offert en français sous le titre : Rapport d’étape sur la lutte contre le cancer au Canada
Cat. No.
H39-4/50-2004E-HTML
ISBN 0-662-37727-3
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