tailieunhanh - A Silent Crisis: Cancer Treatment in Developing Countries

Useful as it is however, the NCI Metathesaurus is not well suited to serve as a coding nomenclature1 . The hierarchies of the NCI terminology in NCI Metathesaurus are not true IS_A hierarchies, for example. The NCI Thésaurus, which became operational in late 2001, is designed to address this need. It is intended for NCI offices and divisions to use the Thésaurus as a source of codes associated with terminology concepts to annotate data and other information artifacts and facilitate information retrieval. The NCI Thésaurus is not yet a true ontology2 , as it contains numerous primitive concepts. It. | A Silent Crisis Cancer Treatment in Developing Countries tỀ IAEA . International Atomic Energy Agency A silent crisis in cancer treatment persists in developing countries and is intensifying every year. At least 50 to 60 per cent of cancer victims can benefit from radiotherapy that destroys cancerous tumours but most developing countries do not have enough radiotherapy machines or sufficient numbers of specialised doctors and other health professionals. Mohamed ElBaradei IÀEÀ Director General Cover photo A victim of brain cancer in Sri Lanka is recovering thanks to radiotherapy. A Silent Crisis Cancer Treatment in Developing Countries Foreword Mohamed ElBaradei IAEA Director General 3 Hope for Sri Lanka s Cancer Victims 5 Cancer A Growing Threat in Developing Countries 6 What Causes Cancer 7 Worldwide Distribution of Cancer 9 Treating Cancer with Radiotherapy 10 Upgrading Radiotherapy Facilities 11 New Treatment Facilities in Developing Countries 12 Fighting Cancer in Zambia 13 Training Radiotherapy Professionals 15 Quality Assurance in Radiotherapy Treatment 15 Ensuring Accuracy of Radiation Doses 16 Auditing Radiation Doses Worldwide 16 Cancer Treatment in Developing Countries