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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2021

Overview of Cancer Control in Armenia and Policy Implications.

Karen Bedirian, Tigran Aghabekyan, Arianna Mesrobian, Shant Shekherdimian, Davit Zohrabyan, Liana Safaryan, Lilit Sargsyan, Armen Avagyan, Lilit Harutyunyan, Astghik Voskanyan and 15 more

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Oleanolic Acid Glycosides fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  8. Lung cancer screening beliefs in Armenia.Frontiers in oncology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Karen BedirianPediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia, Hematology Center After Prof. R. Yeolyan, Yerevan, Armenia.
Tigran AghabekyanPediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia, Hematology Center After Prof. R. Yeolyan, Yerevan, Armenia.
Arianna MesrobianPediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia, Hematology Center After Prof. R. Yeolyan, Yerevan, Armenia.
Shant ShekherdimianDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Davit ZohrabyanDepartment of Oncology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Liana SafaryanDepartment of Oncology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Lilit SargsyanPediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia, Hematology Center After Prof. R. Yeolyan, Yerevan, Armenia.
Armen AvagyanDepartment of Oncology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Lilit HarutyunyanDepartment of Oncology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Astghik VoskanyanClinic of Adults' Hematology, Hematology Center After Prof. R. Yeolyan, Yerevan, Armenia.
Artashes TadevosyanDepartment of Public Health and Healthcare Organization, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Davit Melik-NubaryanDepartment of Public Health and Healthcare Organization, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Parandzem KhachatryanDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Tatul SaghatelyanDepartment of Oncology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Mher KostanyanDepartment of Oncology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Hovhannes VardevanyanDepartment of Radiology, Armenian-American Wellness Center, Yerevan, Armenia.
Marine HovhannisyanFaculty of Public Health, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Tamara SarkisianDepartment of Medical Genetics, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Karine SargsyanDepartment of Medical Genetics, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Davit BabikyanFaculty of Public Health, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Armen TananyanDepartment of Oncology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Samvel DanielyanArmenian Association of Hematology and Oncology, Yerevan, Armenia.
Armen MuradyanDepartment of Urology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Gevorg TamamyanPediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia, Hematology Center After Prof. R. Yeolyan, Yerevan, Armenia.
Samvel BardakhchyanDepartment of Oncology, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Armenia. Over the past two decades, the country has seen a significant rise in cancer morbidity and mortality. This review aims to provide up-to-date info about the state of cancer control in Armenia and identify priority areas of research. The paper analyzes published literature and local and international statistical reports on Armenia and similar countries to put numbers into context. While cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment are improving, the prevalence of risk factors is still quite high and smoking is widespread. Early detection rates are low and several important screening programs are absent. Diagnosis and treatment methods are not standardized; there is a lack of treatment accessibility due to insufficient government coverage and limited availability of essential medicines. Overall, there is room for improvement in this sector, as research is limited and multidisciplinary approaches to the topic are rare.

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Armeniacancer epidemiologycancer policycancer preventioncancer risk factorscancer treatmentdeveloping countriesearly detection of cancer

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PMID35087754
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