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1 Globalization of Cancer and the Challenge of Improving Cancer Cure and Care in Developing Countries Robert Burton Monash University 33 0 SYDNEY PERTH EQUATOR SkinCan AD145

2 A New Platform To join forces with other partners To fight cancer comprehensively To have an effective, efficient and well coordinated IAEA cancer programme that is aligned with the work of WHO in this area To mobilize new resources International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research Tata Tata Memorial Memorial Centre Centre Private Private Sector Sector IAEA PACT July

3 The Global Epidemic of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD): NCD Burden, Longevity, Risks and Cancer IAEA-PACT and Cancer Care and Cure: Advocacy and Assistance across the Spectrum of Cancer Control for Developing Countries

4 Chronic Non-communicable Diseases-NCD Cardiovascular disease, mainly heart disease and stroke Cancer Chronic respiratory diseases Diabetes

5 Deaths from Non- Communicable Illnesses Territories are sized in proportion to the absolute number of people who died from all chronic disease in one year.

6 Main NCD and their Causes BEHAVIORAL Tobacco Diet Physical Activity Alcohol ENVIRONMENTAL Socio-cultural Policy Economic Physical NON-MODIFIABLE Age, Sex, Genes INTERMEDIATE RISK FACTORS Hypertension Blood lipids Obesity Precancers END-POINTS Ischemic Heart Dis. Stroke Cancer Chronic Lung Dis. Diabetes

7 Major contributions to cancer 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Contributing factors Diet Smoking Infections Hormones Radiation, UV Alcohol Occupation Pollution Inactivity Doll, 1998 PubHealRes

8 REVIEW of the KEY CANCER FACTS million deaths 10 million new cases 22 million living with cancer million deaths 16 million new cases (2/3 in developing countries) 30 million living with cancer WHO-UICC Global Action Against Cancer 2002

9 Life Expectancy in the 20 th Century Life Expectancy (years) High-income countries Middle-income countries 50 Low-income countries

10 Breast Cancer Incidence by age (CI5) US, SEER White SWEDEN ITALY, Florence Rates/100,000 population JAPAN, Miyagi THAILAND, Khon Kaen SINGAPORE, Malay CHINA, Shanghai age

11 Social Determinants of Health EARLY LIFE: Effects of early development last a lifetime. Nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy and poor fetal development is a risk for poor health later in life. A good start means supporting mothers & children.

12 Changing Diets: More Westernised, larger Portions, more Energy-Dense 1955 Fries 72g Coke 200ml 2001 Fries 205g Coke 950ml Standard serves 1955 and 2001 Source: Swinburn B, Influencing Environments to Reduce Obesity Prevalence 2002

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14 Overweight Obesity & Cancer USA 2003 Body Mass Index >= 25 Attributable Cancer Mortality Women 25% Men 14% Calle et al NEJM 2003; 348: 1625 ACS Cohort 900,000 adults, 16 year results

15 Men smoking Territories are sized in proportion to the number of men smoking cigarettes in 2005

16 Adult per capita consumption of tobacco products in the 20th Century in Australia Annual amount of tobacco dutied per adult over 15 (kgs) Introduction of manufactured cigarettes Depression Early research on health effects of smoking Report of the US Surgeon General Uptake by women Broadcast of tobacco advertising phased out World War II Year Commencement of Quit Campaigns Tobacco Taxation Workplace smoking bans introduced New health warnings

17 Tax:: units of 100 million Yuan Consumption: units of 100 thousand packs Consumption Tax

18 IMMUNISATION AGAINST CANCER Cancer Cause Vaccine When Hepatoma HBV Yes 1980 Cervix HPV Yes 2007 Stomach Helicobacter In development? Pylori Nasal cancer EBV In development? and lymphoma PrevScreen AD057

19 PREVENTABILITY OF GLOBAL CANCERS-2000* CANCER NEW CASES PREVENTABLE FACTOR Millions % LUNG tobacco STOMACH H.pylori / diet BREAST screening/ diet/ exercise COLORECTAL diet / exercise/ screening HEAD AND NECK tobacco/ alcohol /screening CERVIX HPV/ screening LIVER HBV / HCV / alcohol OESOPHAGUS tobacco / diet URINARY TRACT tobacco OTHER TOTAL * Skin Cancers excluded PrevScreen AD196

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21 All Cancer Mortality/Incidence ratios, 2002 for selected countries 0.8 Male Female Mortality/Incidence Egypt Russia Kenya Viet Nam Nigeria Turkey China India South Africa Czech Republic Greece Japan UK Brazil Italy Germany Sweden Canada New Zealand Australia USA J. Ferlay, F. Bray, P. Pisani and D.M. Parkin. GLOBOCAN Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence Worldwide. IARC CancerBase No. 5, version 2.0. IARCPress, Lyon, 2004.

22 IAEA-PACT and CANCER CONTROL PRIMARY PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF PRECANCERS with CURATIVE TREATMENT can REDUCE CANCER INCIDENCE which then REDUCES CANCER MORTALITY LITTLE or NO IMPACT BEFORE 2020 BUT AN ESSENTIAL LONG TERM INVESTMENT IN CANCER CONTROL

23 IAEA-PACT and RADIOTHERAPY MOST CANCER TREATMENT IS PALLIATIVE THIS WILL NOT CHANGE by 2020 UNLESS The Challenge of Late Diagnosis is MET with STRATEGIES for EARLY DIAGNOSIS

24 early detection = cure Mortality rate per 100, MALE Breast FEMALE 1990 Australian Melanoma mortality per 100,000 people YEAR OF DEATH SkinCan AD145

25 Cervical cancer mortality rate 1982~ age-standardised rate per 100,000 women

26 IARC s s CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME STUDY LOCATIONS

27 HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THE TREATMENT OF PRECANCERS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD? Cryotherapy: Data from Indian studies Lesion Total Cured at 1 year CIN % (N=1137) CIN 2 & % (N=184) LEEP: Data from Indian studies Lesion Total Cured at 1 year CIN % (N=283) CIN 2 & % (N=288) Overall 1 cure rate in CIN = 89% (1892/2130) Supported by the ACCP through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

28 SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY & MORTALITY FROM BREAST CANCER 13 YEAR SURVIVAL ages CANADIAN RCST SWEDISH 2 COUNTY TRIAL Mammogram BCE Mammogram Nil + BCE 83% 83% 83% 75% CONCLUSION: BREAST CLINICAL EXAM may be as good as MAMMOGRAPHY FOR SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCER

29 PET/CT in Oncology Hepatocellular Carcinoma Previous treatment with surgery, RF ablation and chemoembolization Restaging for rising AFP levels

30 , by moving its radiotherapy programmes to a public health model 30

31 Need for Radiotherapy: 100 Million Cases in Developing World by Worldwide, total: 260 M num of cases (millions) Developing countries, total: 150 M suitable for RT: 100 M year 50% in Asia, 30% in L. America, 20% in Africa 31

32 Cancer Control Knowledge into Action WHO Guide for Effective Programmes Planning

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