Preventing the epidemic. Campaign to Control Cancer

Preventing the lung cancer epidemic.

The Cancer Research Campaign

What is it famous for? The Cancer Research Campaign (CRC) is one of two rival charities that dominate cancer research funding in the UK — the other being the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF). But most British people are probably more aware of the CRC's charity shops, which are on almost every high street. How did it begin? In 1923, a group of clinicians, who felt that the work of the ICRF h...

Epidemic of measles following the nationwide mass immunization campaign

BACKGROUND A prolonged measles epidemic occurred in Wenzhou City, China after a nationwide measles mass immunization campaign (MMIC) in 2010. We conducted an investigation to identify factors contributing to this epidemic and to provide evidence-based recommendations for measles elimination strategies in China. METHODS Measles was diagnosed using the national standard case-definitions. We est...

Measures to Control Covid-19 Epidemic in Public and Reduce the Patient Load in Hospitals: A Report From Iran

After presenting the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in china, it has spread rapidly in the community and now has declared as a pandemic causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). At the date of writing this report, the COVID-19 has affected 192 countries and one international conveyance (the Diamond Princess cruise ship harbored in Yokohama, Japan) around the world with the total cases of 341...

The asbestos cancer epidemic.

The asbestos cancer epidemic may take as many as 10 million lives before asbestos is banned worldwide and exposures are brought to an end. In many developed countries, in the most affected age groups, mesothelioma may account for 1% of all deaths. In addition to mesotheliomas, 5-7% of all lung cancers can be attributed to occupational exposures to asbestos. The asbestos cancer epidemic would ha...