Socioeconomic factors and cancer prevention in Africa: Cervical cancer as an example

Lynnette Denny; C. A.  Adebamowo; F Meheus; Robert Newton; R Sankaranarayanan

Socioeconomic factors and cancer prevention in Africa: Cervical cancer as an example

Lynnette Denny, C. A. Adebamowo (Editor), F Meheus (Editor), Robert Newton (Editor), R Sankaranarayanan (Editor)

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Abstract

● In sub-Saharan Africa, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women, after breast cancer, but more women die from cervical cancer than
from breast cancer.
● Although cervical cancer is preventable, services for prevention, early detection, and treatment are rare in low-income countries.
● It was found that for women in developing countries the cervical cancer incidence rates were 2-fold higher and the cervical cancer mortality rates were
3-fold higher than those for women in developed countries.
● The poverty rate (a deprivation level measuring the proportion of the population living in extreme poverty) was a strong predictor of cross-national variations in cervical cancer incidence and mortality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	World Cancer Report
Subtitle of host publication	Cancer research for cancer prevention
Editors	B. V. Stewart, E. Weiderpass, C. P. Wild
Place of Publication	Lyons
Publisher	International Agency for Research on Cancer
Chapter	4.2
Pages	246-51
Number of pages	6
Volume	2020
ISBN (Electronic)	978-92-832-0448-0
ISBN (Print)	978-92-832-0447-3
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Name	World Cancer Report
Publisher	International Agency for Resarech on Cancer

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Denny, L., Adebamowo, C. A. (Ed.), Meheus, F. (Ed.), Newton, R. (Ed.), & Sankaranarayanan, R. (Ed.) (2020). Socioeconomic factors and cancer prevention in Africa: Cervical cancer as an example. In B. V. Stewart, E. Weiderpass, & C. P. Wild (Eds.), World Cancer Report: Cancer research for cancer prevention (Vol. 2020, pp. 246-51). (World Cancer Report). International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Denny, Lynnette ; Adebamowo, C. A. (Editor) ; Meheus, F (Editor) et al. / Socioeconomic factors and cancer prevention in Africa : Cervical cancer as an example. World Cancer Report: Cancer research for cancer prevention. editor / B. V. Stewart ; E. Weiderpass ; C. P. Wild. Vol. 2020 Lyons : International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2020. pp. 246-51 (World Cancer Report).

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Denny, L, Adebamowo, CA (ed.), Meheus, F (ed.), Newton, R (ed.) & Sankaranarayanan, R (ed.) 2020, Socioeconomic factors and cancer prevention in Africa: Cervical cancer as an example. in BV Stewart, E Weiderpass & CP Wild (eds), World Cancer Report: Cancer research for cancer prevention. vol. 2020, World Cancer Report, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyons, pp. 246-51.

Socioeconomic factors and cancer prevention in Africa: Cervical cancer as an example. / Denny, Lynnette; Adebamowo, C. A. (Editor); Meheus, F (Editor) et al.
World Cancer Report: Cancer research for cancer prevention. ed. / B. V. Stewart; E. Weiderpass; C. P. Wild. Vol. 2020 Lyons: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2020. p. 246-51 (World Cancer Report).

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Denny L, Adebamowo CA, (ed.), Meheus F, (ed.), Newton R, (ed.), Sankaranarayanan R, (ed.). Socioeconomic factors and cancer prevention in Africa: Cervical cancer as an example. In Stewart BV, Weiderpass E, Wild CP, editors, World Cancer Report: Cancer research for cancer prevention. Vol. 2020. Lyons: International Agency for Research on Cancer. 2020. p. 246-51. (World Cancer Report).