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Iran National Cancer Control Program (IrNCCP) in Practice
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Ali Motlagh1    , Elham Ehsani-Chimeh2 , Maisa Yarmali3 , Farzaneh Moshiri4 , Gholamreza Roshandel5 , Elham Partovipour6 , Fereshteh Salavati7 , Mostafa Khoshabi8 , Nadia Tavakoli9 , Fereshteh Asgari10 , Alireza Raisi11 , Reza Malekzadeh12 , Afshin Ostovar 13 |
1- Associate Professor, MD, MPH, Cancer Control Department (National Cancer Control Secretariat), Ministry of Health and Medical Education; Department of Radiation Oncology, Imam Hossein Hospital Shaheed Beheshti Medical University; Cancer Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Ph.D., National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Radiation Oncologist, MD, Cancer Control Department (National Cancer Control Secretariat), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Cancer Control Department (National Cancer Control Secretariat), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran; Alborz university of medical sciences, Karaj, Iran,
5- Associate Professor, Ph.D., Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
6- MSc., Cancer Control Department (National Cancer Control Secretariat), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
7- BSc., Cancer Control Department (National Cancer Control Secretariat), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
8- MSc., Department of Geospatial Information System (GIS), Center of Excellence in GIS, K.N. Toosi Uni. of Technology, Tehran, Iran,
9- MSc., Department of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
10- MD, Cancer Control Department (National Cancer Control Secretariat), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
11- Associate Professor, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
12- Professor, MD, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
13- Professor, Ph,D., Cancer Control Department (National Cancer Control Secretariat), Ministry of Health and Medical Education; Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, , aostovar@tums.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (1769 Views) |
Background and Aim: The incidence rate of cancer in Iran is lower than the global average, but this rate is increasing both in the world and in Iran in the next two decades
Materials and Methods: "Iran National Cancer Control" was developed in 2013 with a strategic planning approach and consists of 4 main processes and 7 support processes.
Results: Some of the significant interventions taken in the main processes are: implementation of training programs, vaccinations and multi-sectoral collaboration to reduce the burden of risk factors, in the prevention component; implementation of breast, cervical and colon cancer screening programs and development of relevant protocols, cheap HPV testing with insurance coverage, and production of FIT kits, in the early detection component; development of 12 National Practice Guidelines for anticancer drugs and standardizing chemotherapy and radiotherapy services, in diagnosis and treatment component; development of supportive and palliative care management protocols and standardizing these services.
In the supporting processes, the main measures taken in the form of 7 components of this program are: developing National Cancer Control Program and forming its secretariat, designing and implementing a geospatial infrastructure program, creating, developing and equipping early detection, and cancer treatment centers and referral laboratories, holding training courses, promoting insurance coverage for cancer services, and implementing an integrated cancer information management system.
Conclusion: This program has been able to achieve its short-term objectives in the defined periods, but in order to fully implement the program and achieve the expected outcomes, it is necessary to strengthen its governance structure and the commitment of health system policy makers to this program. |
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| Keywords: Cancer Control Program, Cancer, Planning, Iran, National Program. |
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Type of Study: Review |
Subject:
Oncology
Received: 2021/08/2 | Accepted: 2022/01/11 | Published: 2021/11/1
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