ReviewThe Lancet. Oncology2019
Cancer control in small island nations: from local challenges to global action.
Review in The Lancet. Oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Overseas Care and Cancer Survivorship in Small Island Developing States of the Eastern Caribbean: Protocol for a Multicountry Mixed Methods Study (CaSIDEC Study).JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Global trends and risk factors of laryngeal cancer: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study (1990-2021).BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Cancer prevention and control in the USAPI: Participatory development and partnership - the voyage.Cancer control (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) · 2024Article
- Oral Cancer Disparities in the Outer US-affiliated Pacific Islands.The Laryngoscope · 2023Article
- The cancer epidemic in the Caribbean region: Further opportunities to reverse the disease trend.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Review
- Cancer Survivors in Saint Lucia Deeply Value Social Support: Considerations for Cancer Control in Under-Resourced Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Difficulties in Accessing Cancer Care in a Small Island State: A Community-Based Pilot Study of Cancer Survivors in Saint Lucia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Radiotherapy in the Caribbean: a spotlight on the human resource and equipment challenges among CARICOM nations.Human resources for health · 2020Observational
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Abstract
Cancer is a leading cause of death in small island nations and is forecast to increase substantially over the coming years. Governments, regional agencies, and health services of these nations face daunting challenges, including small and fragile economies, unequal distribution of resources, weak or fragmented health services, small population sizes that make sustainable workforce and service development problematic, and the unavailability of specialised cancer services to large parts of the population. Action is required to prevent large human and economic costs relating to cancer. This final Series paper highlights the challenges and opportunities for small island nations, and identifies ways in which the international community can support efforts to improve cancer control in these settings. Our recommendations focus on funding and investment opportunities to strengthen cancer-related health systems to improve sharing of technical assistance for research, surveillance, workforce, and service development, and to support small island nations with policy changes to reduce the consumption of commodities (eg, tobacco and unhealthy food products) that increase cancer risk.
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