Foreword- Donna Shalala Preface- Michael Silbermann
Chapter 1 Medical Care in Countries in Transition Lodovico Balducci, Alberto Reggiori
Chapter 2 How to Prioritize Cancer Care for Countries in Transition Stewart Kerr, David Kerr
Chapter 3 Cancer Trends and Risk Factors in Morocco Mati Nejmi, Saber Boutayeb
Chapter 4 The Magic of Dreams: Conflicts and Quandaries Within Multicultural Societies in Transition Lea Baider, Gil Goldzweig
Chapter 5 Modeling Integrative Oncology for the Arab Population in Northern Israel Eran Ben-Arye, Jamal Dagash
Chapter 6 Cancer Care in Palestine Akram T. Kharroubi, Rania Y. Abu Seir
Chapter 7 Influx of Foreign Refugees to Jordan and its Overall Burden on Cancer Care Omar Nimri, MD
Chapter 8 Caring For Children With Cancer In A Country Conflicted With Massive Refugee Migration: Jordan as an Example. Maha Arnaout
Chapter 9 Challenges and Future Trends for Cancer Care in Egypt Karima Elshamy
Chapter 10 Cancer Care in Lebanon, New Trends and Challenges Michel Daher
Chapter 11 Cancer Care in an economically torn country: Cyprus Haris Charalambous
Chapter 12 Cancer Care in a Country Undergoing Transition: Turkey. Current Challenges and Trends for the Future Rejin Kebudi, Fatma Betul Cakir
Chapter 13 Cancer Care in Sudan: Current Situation and Challenges Nahla Gafer, Esther Walker, M
ohja Khair Allah, Ali Elbaghir
Chapter 14 Cancer care in Countries in Transition in Africa; the case of Uganda Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Henry Wabinga and Christopher Orach Garimoi
Chapter 15 Cancer Care in Pakistan Muhammad Shamvil Ashraf, Ahsan Jamil
Chapter 16 Cancer Care in India Suresh Kumar
Chapter 17 Cancer Care in Afghanistan Mohammad Shafiq Faqeerzai Abdul Tawab Saljuqi Masoud Samiei
Chapter 18 Kazakhstan Dilyara Kaidarova
Chapter 19 An overview of cancer care in societies in transition- Global perspectives: UAE Experience Mohammed Jaloudi, Jihad Kanbar, David. M. James, Haytham El-Salhat
Chapter 20 Cancer care in countries in transition: The Islamic Republic of Iran Maryam Rassouli, Moosa Sajjadi
Chapter 21 Cancer Care in Regions/Societies in Transition in the Gulf States: Sultanate of Oman Zakiya M.N. Al Lamki
Chapter 22 Challenges and prospects in cancer care in Georgia Tamar Rukhadze
Chapter 23 Romania: Attempting to Catch up the European standards of care for cancer patients Alexandru Eniu, Dan Dumitrașcu, Marius Geanta
Chapter 24 Recent challenges and achievements in cancer care in Latin American societies Eduardo L. Cazap,MD
Chapter 25 Caring for Refugees with Cancer: A Case for Training of US Oncology Professionals Lidia Schapira
Chapter 26 University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience
caring for patients from countries undergoing political-social conflict Daniel E. Epner, Kathleen M. Schmeler
Chapter 27 Forty Years Fast Forward: Vietnamese Refugees in the United States with Comments on their Cancer Care Phuong L. Nguyen, Aminah Jatoi
Chapter 28 The current state of cancer care in North America In Cancer Care in Countries in Transition: Individualized Care in Focus. Joseph F. O’Neill, Thomas J. Smith
Chapter 29 Application of genetic testing for childhood cancers in emerging countries Joann Bodurtha, Jamie E Flerlage, Bhavana Pathak
Chapter 30 Cancer Care among Immigrants to North America Bahar Javdan, Barrie Cassileth
Chapter 31 Promoting Cancer Nursing Education, Training and Research in Countries in Transition Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Jeannine Brant, Kate Shaughnessy Hankle, Stella Bialous, Barbara Lubejko
Michael Silbermann, DMD, PhD Executive Director Middle East Cancer Consortium Haifa, Israel
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.