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Cancer control, in its broadest sense, includes prevention, screening, early diagnosis, staging, treatment, rehabilitation, continuing, and terminal care of cancer patients. The ultimate objective of cancer control programs is to decrease the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of neoplastic diseases in a given population. Accordingly, cancer control programs might be implemented on national, regional, and/or community levels.
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Eckhardt, S. (1982). Cancer Control. In: Sherman, C.D., Hossfeld, D.K., Love, R.R., Bosch, F.X. (eds) Manual of Clinical Oncology. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97267-6_16
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