National Cancer Policy Board Forming

Report to National Cancer Advisory Board

1. Introduction The long-term goal of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is to eliminate deaths and suffering due to cancer. There are ~1.4 million new cases of cancer each year and ~560,000 deaths in the United States alone. Fulfilling this goal demands a deeper understanding of the basis of cancer through research, and the application of this knowledge to develop more effective methods of pr...

Commissioned Report Provided to the National Cancer Policy Board LONGITUDINAL CANCER-RELATED HEALTH CARE FOR ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER

Assessment of the Quality of Cancer Care: a Review for the National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine

Overview of National Drug Policy of Iran

National Drug Policy (NDP) constitutes the specification of mid-term and long-term pharmaceutical objectives by the government and the determination of major strategies warranted to achieve such objectives. Stated in other words, NDP determines the frameworks for the pharmaceutical activities of private and state sectors. The specification of these policies and strategies will be an effective m...

Cross-National Diffusion of Mental Health Policy

Background Following the tenets of world polity and innovation diffusion theories, I focus on the coercive and mimetic forces that influence the diffusion of mental health policy across nations. International organizations’ mandates influence government behavior. Dependency on external resources, namely foreign aid, also affects governments’ formulation of national policy. And finally, mounting...