PHEAL 399: Global Cancer Today and Tomorrow

"The mission of the American Cancer Society is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer."

"Founded in 1964, the American Society of Clinical Oncology is the world's leading professional organization for physicians and oncology professionals caring for people with cancer."

"The Global Cancer Observatory (GCO) is an interactive web-based platform presenting global cancer statistics to inform cancer control and cancer research."

"The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization." Includes the Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development.

"The ICCP coordinates expertise and guidance to national cancer control planning stakeholders and decision makers in their efforts to develop, implement and evaluate data-driven, stakeholder-informed, and equity-oriented national cancer control plans."

"NCI leads, conducts, and supports cancer research across the nation to advance scientific knowledge and help all people live longer, healthier lives."

"World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) International is a not-for-profit organisation that leads and unifies a network of cancer prevention charities."

All sorts of information about cancer (fact sheets, databases, initiatives, etc.) but particular helpful for the Country Profiles, which "present selected data, statistics and information to provide national health profiles at given points in time" and about a particular health issue such as cancer.

"Worldwide Cancer Research exclusively funds discovery research, the first step in the research journey, where scientists seek to uncover something new about the nature of cancer."

The CDC's website provides tons of information on epidemiology, including data and statistics on diseases, outbreaks, and risk factors--its focus is on the U.S. It also offers guidelines and best practices for preventing and controlling infectious diseases.

NIMH "is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders" and the agency "envisions a world in which mental illnesses are prevented and cured."

"NIMHD’s mission is to lead scientific research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities."

"The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives."

The WHO's website is a great source of information on epidemiology and public health--WHO's focus is on global health issues and disease outbreaks.

"BRFSS is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services."

GHO is the World Health Organization's portal providing access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation. As it says on the homepage, "explore a world of health data."

A part of the CDC, the National Center for Health Statistics is the nation's principal governmental agency for health statistics.

"NHANES is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations."

"NVSS provides the most complete data on births and deaths in the United States."