Cancer registries in four provinces in Turkey a case study.docVIP

Stillmanetal.GlobalizationandHealth2012,8:34 /content/8/1/34 RESEARCH OpenAccess CancerregistriesinfourprovincesinTurkey: acasestudy FrancesAStillman1*,MichelleRKaufman1,NaseebKibria1,SultanEser2,MarkSpires1andYusufPustu3 Abstract Background:Theburdenofcanceraffectsallcountries;whilehigh-incomecountrieshavethecapacityand resourcestoestablishcomprehensivecancercontrolprograms,lowandmiddle-incomecountrieshavelimited resourcestodevelopsuchprograms.Thispaperexaminesfactorsassociatedwiththedevelopmentofcancer registriesinfourprovincesinTurkey.Itlooksattheprogressmadebytheseregistries,thechallenge