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UICC World Cancer Congress 2006

Bridging the Gap: Transforming Knowledge into Action

July 8-12, 2006, Washington, DC, USA



Tuesday, 11 July 2006: 12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Exhibit Hall D (Convention Center)
Public Health, Prevention and Education
Healthcare Assessment Methodology in Developing Country
Shambhu D. Joshi (Nepal), NARESH PANDIT (Nepal), SHYAM KUMAR (Nepal), rajan p. BHANDARI (Nepal)
Cancer in Young Adults. Trends and Histologic Types Evaluation Base on the Pathology Data from Biopsy Detection at Xijing Hospital in XI'an, Western Area of China
Qingguo Yan (China)
Potential-Years of Life Lost (Pyll) Due to Cancer in Romania in 2004
Matei Cristina Jr. (Romania), Marcu Aurelia Sr. (Romania), Matei Victor (Romania)
Thyroid Carcinoma Incidence and Mortality Analysis during 1981-2001 in Tianjin, China
BiYun QIAN (China)
Extending the School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES) to Address Child and Adolescent Obesity: Transforming the Relationship Between Research, Policy and Practice
Scott Leatherdale (Canada), Steve Manske (Canada), Suzy Wong (Canada), Roy Cameron (Canada)
Spatial distribution of breast cancer by staging in Kentucky: ecological factors versus spatial clusters
GE Lin (USA)
Recent trends in lung cancer mortality among women in Brazil
Gulnar Azevedo Silva Mendonca (Brazil), Claudio Pompeiano Noronha (Brazil), Marceli de Oliveira Santos (Brazil), Julio Fernando Pinto Oliveira (Brazil)
Costs of colorectal cancer care in Korea: Two-year follow-up study
Eun Cheol Park (South Korea), Kui Son Choi (South Korea), Min kyung Lim (South Korea), Jin-Hwa Lim (South Korea), Sun Gyeong Kim (South Korea), Seung Young Jeong (South Korea), Jae-Gahb Park (South Korea)
Provider counseling about health behaviors among cancer survivors in the United States
Susan A. Sabatino (USA), Ralph J. Coates (USA), Robert J. Uhler (USA), Lori A. Pollack (USA), Linda G. Alley (USA), Laura J. Zauderer (USA)
Primary Care Physicians' Colon Cancer Screening Practices in Washington State
Peggy A. Hannon (USA), Diane P. Martin (USA), Jeffrey R. Harris (USA), Deborah J. Bowen (USA)
Estimating Costs Incurred by Women Participating in Mammography Screening in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
Donatus U. Ekwueme (USA), Lisa C. Richardson (USA), Ingrid J. Hall (USA), Florence Tangka (USA)
Integrating Research with Practice: the Canadian-US Cancer Control Alliance Action Framework
Jon F. Kerner (USA), Allan Best (Canada), Kathleen M. Quinlan (USA)
Skin Cancer Screening & Detection in US Workers: The National Health Interview Survey 1997 – 2003
Alberto J. Caban (USA), David J. Lee (USA), Lora E. Fleming (USA), Kristopher L. Arheart (USA), William G. LeBlanc (USA), Katherine Chung-Bridges (USA), Sharon L. Christ (USA)
Cancer Prevention Study II - Understanding Environmental and Lifestyle Factors Responsible for Cancer Etiology
Donald Thomas (USA)
Meet the Best - Novel Tools for Cancer Control
Eero Pukkala (Finland), Nea Malila (Finland), Timo Hakulinen (Finland)
Optimization of post-therapeutic follow-up visits
Thomas FILLERON (France), Andrew KRAMAR (France), Ozlem ATTAMAN (Turkey), Ann BARRETT (United Kingdom)
Surveillance Briefs: a New Publication from Wisconsin's Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Stephanie K. Kaufman (USA)
Population-based audit of the clinical management of breast cancer
Bernard Rachet (United Kingdom), Manuela Quaresma (United Kingdom), Michel P. Coleman (United Kingdom)
Improving the Case Definition of Inflammatory Breast Cancer: An International Problem
Paul H. Levine (USA)
Part 1 
The Incidence of Cancer in Republika of Srpska-B&H, 2002-2004
Zivana Gavric (Bosnia)
Solid Cancer Incidence Rates in the Republic of Belarus: 35-Year Experience of Belarussian Cancer Registry
Yury I. Averkin (Belarus), Natalia Artemova (Belarus), Iosif Zalutsky (Belarus), Alexandr Masheusky (Belarus)
Transforming Knowledge into Action
Adela Ratiu (Romania), Rodica M. Anghel (Romania), Daniela Coza (Romania), Camelia Nicoleta Claici (Romania), Raluca Cozma (Romania), Carmen Popescu (Romania)
Cancer Occurrence in the Tehran Metropolitan Area: Result of a Population Based Cancer Registry in Iran
Mohammadali Mohagheghi (Iran), Alireza Mosavi-jarrahi (Iran), Reza Malekzadeh (Iran), Azin Nahvijo (Iran), Sedighi Zahra (Iran), Bahareh Yazdizadeh (Iran), Paola Pisani (France), Donald Maxwell Parkin (United Kingdom)
Colorectal Cancer among Yemeni Patients: Characteristics and Trends
Huda O. Basaleem (Yemen)
Head and Neck Cancer: Is It a Public Health Problem in Yemen?
Khaled A. Al-Sakkaf (Yemen)
Cancer Patterns in Northern Syria: a Recent Estimates
Fouad M. Fouad (Syria)
A Web Portal for Hospitalar and Populational Cancer Registries
Ebert Poquioma (Peru)
Challanges of Cancer Registry in Africa
GEOFFREY ZAMBEZI MUTUMA (Kenya)
The Need of Reliable Data
Rodica M. Anghel (Romania), Adela Ratiu (Romania)
Age-standardized incidence rates of oral cancer for sixteen Brazilian capitals
Arn Migowski Rocha dos Santos (Brazil), Marceli de Oliveira Santos (Brazil), Maria Beatriz Kneipp Dias (Brazil)
Malignant Mesothelioma Incidence in the United States
Natalia Melnikova (USA)
Epidemiology of Cancer in Jordan, 1996- 2002
Omar F. Nimri (Jordan)
Regional Cancer Registries: An option for resource limited settings
Alan Ou (USA)
Part 2 
Retrospective Cohort Study of Cancer Mortality at Minsk Tannery
Ilya Veyalkin (Belarus)
Cancer of the Cervix in Nigeria: a Case-Controll Study of Some Epidemiological Factors
Rotimi Emmanuel Ola (Nigeria)
The Emf Leukemia Risk
M. Rakhshan (Iran), Hosein Ali Yousefi (Iran)
Modifiable Risk Factors for Esophageal Cancer in Western Kenya
Diana Menya (Kenya)
Tobacco, Alcohol, Diet, Bmi and Esophageal Cancer in a Romanian Case-Control Study
Ioan N. MATES (Romania)
Epidemiology Data of Cancer in Electrolytic Copper Refining Metallurgy
Georgiy Ya. Lipatov (Russia), Vadim I. Adrianovsky (Russia), Alexey A. Samylkin (Russia)
Identifying Barriers That Prevent Utah Women Aged 40 and Older From Returning for a Mammogram
Shelly Wagstaff (USA), Amy Bowler (USA), Kalynn Filion (USA), Michael Friedrichs (USA), Kathryn Marti (USA), Kathryn Rowley (USA)
Normal serum aminotransferase concentration and incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma: prospective cohort study
Hideo Tanaka (Japan), Hideaki Tsukuma (Japan), Akira Oshima (Japan)
Utah Cancer Control Program: Family History Analysis
Kathryn Rowley (USA), Jess Agraz (USA)
Community perceptions of cancer risk factors - what do people really think?
Ellen T. Kerrins (Australia), Kerri Beckmann (Australia)
Risk Factors for Breast Cancer : A Case - Control Study
Madhuri Vemuru (India)
Mother-Daughter Breast Cancer Communication, Cancer Worry, and Preventive Practices
Diane B. Wilson (USA), Carolyn J. Heckman (USA), Tamara Orr (USA), Donna McClish (USA), John Quillin (USA), Joann Bodurtha (USA)
Association of Obesity with risk of developing Breast Cancer and timing at primary treatment in Chilean women
Cecilia Albala (Chile), Raquel Herrera, Lydia Lera (Chile), Nelson Burgos, Eduardo Cunill, Eugenio Roman, Hugo Sanchez (Chile), Patricia Arroyo (Chile)
Part 3 
Community Intervention for Cancer Control and Prevention through Capacity Building in Thar Desert of India
SURESH SANCHETEE (India)
The Perception of Radioactive Waste among the People of West Africa
BABAGANA ABUBAKAR (Nigeria)
Disparities for Cancer Screening Among Rural African American Populations in Southern Appalachia
Kelly Cole (USA), Joanne Flowers (USA), Tim E. Aldrich (USA)
Essential community level knowledge about etiology of cancers to ensure their control: a study of female students in secondary schools in Ibadan
Micheal Asuzu (Nigeria), Olanrewaju Onigbogi (Nigeria), Akinwumi O. Fajola (Nigeria)
Stage at Presentation in Non-Genital Non-Tobacco Related Cancer- a Surrogate Marker for Gender Inequities
Rasika U. Gadkari (India), Meena A. Pangarkar (India), Sudhakar K. Bobhate (India)
Childhood Cancers within the Ongoing Aids Epidemic in Cameroon (Central Africa)
NKEGOUM Blaise (Cameroon)
Penile Cancers: Clinicopathological Aspects of Seven Cases Observed in Cameroon(Central Africa)
NKEGOUM Blaise (Cameroon)
An Evaluation of an Empowerment and ‘Building Bridges' Project between Palestinian and Israeli Women Living with Breast Cancer
Carol L. El-Jabari (Palestine)
Impact of HIV/AIDS on Breast Cancer Registration
H. Amir (Canada), G. Kwesigabo (Tanzania)
The Role of Nutrition Epidemiology in Reducing Cancer Health Disparities
Nancy J. Emenaker (USA), Virginia W. Hartmuller (USA), Appasaheb R. (Joe) Patel (USA)
Cancer in the First-Degree Relatives: a Cross-Sectional Study in a Turkish University
Mutlu Hayran (Turkey), Ismail Celik (Turkey), Mustafa Erman (Turkey), Meltem Sengelen (Turkey), Sevda Senan (Turkey), Yildiz Kantarci, Zeynel Sayiner, M. Tezer Kutluk (Turkey)
Understanding the Roots of Prostate Cancer in African-American Men: Need for World-View Perspective to Health Disparities
Folakemi A. Odedina (USA), JO Ogunbiyi (Nigeria), Flora A. M. Ukoli (USA)
Identify barriers and implement strategies to address a decrease in Utah Cancer Control Program (UCCP) enrollment among qualified women aged 50-64 who live at or below 250% Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
Kalynn Filion (USA), Shelly Wagstaff (USA), Amy Bowler (USA), Michael Friedrichs (USA), Kathryn Rowley (USA)
Enhancing Breast Health Education and Access To Screening For Latinas in Southern Colorado
Ada Torres (USA)
Cervical Cancer Early Detection: Pap Smear Coverage in 17 Brasilian Cities
LUÍS FELIPE MARTINS (Brazil), MIRIAN CARVALHO SOUZA (Brazil), Liz Maria Almeida (Brazil), Valeska Figueiredo (Brazil), JOSÉ DE AZEVEDO LOZANA (Brazil), Gulnar Azevedo Silva Mendonca (Brazil)
Utilizing GIS to Identify Rural/Urban Disparities in Cancer Incidence & Mortality
Anne Bliss (USA)
Cervical cancer prevention in remote rural Nicaragua: A program evaluation
Susan L. Howe (Nicaragua), Janice K. Smith (USA), Dora Elisa Vargas (Nicaragua), Dorothy Granada (Nicaragua)
Language Access Program: providing language services to patients seeking specialized care
Jessica Beckwith (USA)
Social Class & Obesity: Indicators of Health Behavior, Predictors of Breast Cancer Incidence
Celeste Marie Torio (USA)
Association of unstaged lung cancer in Kentucky with smoking behavior and living in rural areas
Fairouz Saad (USA)
“The Piemonte and Valle D'Aosta oncological network : a new model of health policy”
Silvana APPIANO (Italy), Oscar Bertetto (Italy), Mario Clerico (Italy), Paola Varese (Italy), Raffaella Ferraris (Italy)
Health Literacy, Patient Education and Specialized Medical Care
Jessica Beckwith (USA)
Improving Minority Participation and Access to Cancer Clinical Trials in New Jersey (IMPACT NJ): Lessons Learned
Ann Marie Hill (USA), M. Jane Lewis (USA), Shawna Hudson (USA), Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez (USA)
The Relationship Between Insurance Status & Patient Morbidity and Mortality from Colon Cancer
Steven J. Jubelirer (USA), Glenn Crotty Jr., Michael A. Covelli, Unbar H. Moghal, Tanushree S. Yadwadkar (USA), Christine A. Welch (USA), Mary K. Emmett (USA)
Environmental Risk Factors for Cancer Prevention in Two Rural Cities
Chellani S. Hathorn (USA), Peter N. Gichuhi (USA), Elaine Bromfield (USA), Samia Ibrahim (USA), Adelia C. Bovell-Benjamin (USA)
International Relay For Life: Raising the Profile of the Survivor
Reuel Johnson (USA)
The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Self-Breast Examination among the Female Students of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Chioma Asuzu (Nigeria), Micheal Asuzu (Nigeria)

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