Overview
Covers 25 countries in areas such as the Gulf States, Eastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, and Africa
Authored by recognized medical leaders living and working in these countries
Each chapter includes sections on critical clinical issues and palliative care
Foreword written by Donna Shalala, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1993-2001, under President Bill Clinton
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This is a rare compilation of clinically focused chapters on the practice of oncology in more than 25 countries and areas around the world that experience ongoing or intensifying ethnic, religious, and nationalistic conflict. Each chapter is written by an internationally respected local physician or nurse. Topics include the relationship between local culture and the local practice of mainstream modern medicine, critical clinical issues faced by local physicians, and options for when and how to incorporate palliative care. The book ends with chapters on the United States’ current initiatives on promoting cancer care training in these regions, and another on clinical concepts for Western clinicians undertaking oncology practice in emerging countries.
The audience includes oncologists around the world: those practicing medicine in similarly extreme circumstances; Western oncologists organizing or preparing for medical missions; and Western oncologists who wish to learn from the experiences of oncologists who practice under radically different conditions.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Michael Silbermann, DMD, PhD
Executive Director
Middle East Cancer Consortium
Haifa, Israel
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition
Book Subtitle: Individualized Care in Focus
Editors: Michael Silbermann
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-22911-9Published: 12 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79435-8Published: 30 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-22912-6Published: 02 February 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 505
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Public Health