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Managing the changing burden of cancer in Asia

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medicine, January 2014
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Title
Managing the changing burden of cancer in Asia
Published in
BMC Medicine, January 2014
DOI 10.1186/1741-7015-12-3
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Authors

Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Kunnambath Ramadas, You-lin Qiao

Abstract

Asia accounts for 60% of the world population and half the global burden of cancer. The incidence of cancer cases is estimated to increase from 6.1 million in 2008 to 10.6 million in 2030, due to ageing and growing populations, lifestyle and socioeconomic changes. Striking variations in ethnicity, sociocultural practices, human development index, habits and dietary patterns are reflected in the burden and pattern of cancer in different regions. The existing and emerging cancer patterns and burden in different regions of Asia call for political recognition of cancer as an important public health problem and for balanced investments in public and professional awareness. Prevention as well as early detection of cancers leads to both better health outcomes and considerable savings in treatment costs. Cancer health services are still evolving, and require substantial investment to ensure equitable access to cancer care for all sections of the population. In this review, we discuss the changing burden of cancer in Asia, along with appropriate management strategies. Strategies should promote healthy ageing via healthy lifestyles, tobacco and alcohol control measures, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, cancer screening services, and vertical investments in strengthening cancer healthcare infrastructure to improve equitable access to services.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Malaysia 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Philippines 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Unknown 280 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 43 15%
Student > Bachelor 40 14%
Student > Master 39 14%
Researcher 32 11%
Other 18 6%
Other 51 18%
Unknown 61 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 85 30%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 21 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 21 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 21 7%
Social Sciences 13 5%
Other 51 18%
Unknown 72 25%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 30. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 December 2023.
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#1,285,821
of 25,013,816 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medicine
#897
of 3,911 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#14,158
of 317,848 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medicine
#12
of 53 outputs
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