Cancer epidemics and the cancer prevention and control strategies in the United States: a review study
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253?9624.2019.07.015
- VernacularTitle:美国癌症谱变化及其防治策略研究
- Author:
Nan LEI
1
;
Yifan DIAO
;
Huijun BAI
;
Hao FENG
;
Jufang SHI
;
Juan ZHANG
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院北京协和医学院中国协和医科大学出版社
- Keywords:
Neoplasms;
Early detection of cancer;
United States;
Policy intervention
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2019;53(7):737-743
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In the past two decades,the United States made an impressed progress in the prevention and control of cancer that the overall morbidity and mortality of cancer had shown a downward trend, while China had seen an opposite trend. Cancer, one of the major public health concerns in China, has imposed an enormous burden onthe society and individuals. Therefore,in order to scientifically formulate cancer prevention and control policies, it is essential to make a comprehensive understanding of the practical experience in the field of cancer prevention and control from the United States. This article reviews the relevant literature on cancer trends as well as the prevention and control strategies in the United States,depictsthe cancer epidemic situation in the United States in the past 30 years, and summarizes the influencing factors, strategies and intervention experiences that lead to the improvement of cancer epidemic. It highlights the policy support, surveillance and intervention adopted by the United States for the cancer prevention and control. This article is expected to provide some implications and reference for the cancer prevention and control in China.
