查看更多>>摘要：The International Atomic Energy Agency serves as the world's foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Established as an autonomous organization under the United Nations in 1957,the IAEA carries out programmes to maximize the useful contribution of nuclear technology to society while verifying its peaceful use.
查看更多>>摘要：On 13 April 1959, the IAEA Board ofGovernors authorized the publicationof a "bulletin". Proposed by the IAEA'sfirst Director General, Sterling Cole,the Board had for two years discussed the periodical's purpose and intendedaudience, before agreeing ultimatelythat the bulletin should be writtenfor a "non-technical" audience and published in the Agency'sofficial languages.
查看更多>>摘要：Werner Burkart, IAEA's Deputy Director General, Nuclear Science and Applications, spoke with Sasha Henriques about the IAEA's role in the improving cancer care and control in the developing world.The IAEA has more than 50 years of experience in using nuclear science to benefit mankind, which includes bringing radiation diagnosis and therapy to our Member States. But the general public and the media often know little about this because we have a public image dominated by our role as 'nuclear watchdog'. What many people do not realize is that radiation medicine is the cornerstone of cancer control. Hopefully, the Scientific Forum's focus on cancer will enable us to spread this message.
查看更多>>摘要：Any major public health issue is also a development issue in that it impedes national socio-economic development. In the recent past, communicable diseases used to be the main public health issue in developing countries.However, the incidence of non-communicable diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes is increasing, impacting millions around the world. This is true for cancer in particular because the incidence of cancer is growing quickly in developing countries. Looking at the statistics you can see that the largest fraction of new cases is emerging in developing countries, where already 70% of all cancer cases occur.
查看更多>>摘要：Yes. This is a human rights issue which needs to be addressed. In practically every country those who have the economic resources are definitely going to get treatment, either in their own country or they have their own resources to travel abroad to get treatment. And those who don't have the money will not get treated.I think that if one person has access, all people should have access to at least a basic level of treatment. That's why cancer should be part of the global health agenda, because there are many inequities in the access to cancer treatment.
查看更多>>摘要：The number of cancer cases is growing globally. Developing countries are worst hit by the cancer crisis, since the resources needed to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer are limited or nonexistent.Radiotherapy is one of the essential components of treatment for many forms of cancer. In the developed world access to radiotherapy is readily available, but in the developing world access is scarce (see map on pages 8-9).The problem is at its worst in sub-Saharan Africa where 80% of the continent's one billion inhabitants have no access to basic radiotherapy.
查看更多>>摘要：1 May 2010 - An unimaginable sentence, and yet one that I heard in conversations throughout my journey with cancer patients in Tanzania and Kenya.Once thought of as a 'rich world' disease, cancer is a looming public health catastrophe across east Africa and the developing world. Rates of incidence of the disease are rising in low- and middle-income countries. People lack access to information on how to identify early signs of different cancers. Those who do seek treatment typically have few options. Medication is expensive. Facilities are few and overcrowded. Compounding the challenge are the many stigmas attached to the disease.
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