Challenges in the development and implementation of the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program in Mexico

• Main Authors: Nancy Reynoso-Noverón (Author), Abelardo Meneses-García (Author), Aura Erazo-Valle (Author), Pedro Escudero-de los Ríos (Author), Pablo Antonio Kuri-Morales (Author), Alejandro Mohar-Betancourt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including can- cer, have become the leading cause of human morbidity and mortality. In Mexico, cancer is the third leading cause of death, with a high incidence among the economically active popula- tion, a high proportion of advanced stages at diagnosis and...