Cancers.

  • Great Britain. Department of Health
Date:
[1993]
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Cancers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INTRODUCTION Cancer was chosen as one of the five key areas for the Health of the Nation because it is a major cause of death and avoidable ill-health accounting for about 25% of deaths in 1991. Effective interventions are possible, offering significant scope for improvement in health and it is possible to set objectives and targets for reducing the incidence of cancer, and to monitor progress towards them. This handbook deals with lung cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer and skin cancer in individual sections each of which follows the same structure. NHS action This handbook is divided into four chapters setting out the key steps for each cancer which managers, purchasers, and provider organisations, need to take es ensure that the NHS plays a full role in achieving the targets, in each of the following ways: @ asa purchaser of health promotion activities for the local population, including health education campaigns @ as a champion of public health issues which affect the local population, building local alliances to improve health and as an advocate for action by other agencies @ asa direct provider of health promotion services aimed at the local population 9 CANCERS
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