TY - JOUR
T1 - Priorities for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Control
T2 - A Comparison of Policy Needs in Five European Countries
AU - Bridges, John F.P.
AU - Joy, Susan M.
AU - Gallego, Gisselle
AU - Blauvelt, Barri M.
AU - Geschwind, Jean Francois H.
AU - Pawlik, Timothy M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study came, in part, from Bristol-Myers Squibb.
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - In 2006, the European Parliament designated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) a serious public health problem, recognizing it as both a complex and deadly cancer. The authors conducted the first comparative needs assessment for HCC across five European countries. One hundred HCC experts assessed ten dimensions of HCC control. Common needs exist for lifestyle risk factor management (p < 0.001), political awareness (p < 0.001) and public awareness (p < 0.001). Discordances were found on funding for treatment (p = 0.001) and screening (p = 0.006), hepatitis C (p = 0.035), and hepatitis B (p = 0.050) strategies. The findings identify the priority needs, both common and country-specific, that should be addressed in these countries.
AB - In 2006, the European Parliament designated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) a serious public health problem, recognizing it as both a complex and deadly cancer. The authors conducted the first comparative needs assessment for HCC across five European countries. One hundred HCC experts assessed ten dimensions of HCC control. Common needs exist for lifestyle risk factor management (p < 0.001), political awareness (p < 0.001) and public awareness (p < 0.001). Discordances were found on funding for treatment (p = 0.001) and screening (p = 0.006), hepatitis C (p = 0.035), and hepatitis B (p = 0.050) strategies. The findings identify the priority needs, both common and country-specific, that should be addressed in these countries.
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U2 - 10.1080/13876988.2012.698581
DO - 10.1080/13876988.2012.698581
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866448747
SN - 1387-6988
VL - 14
SP - 352
EP - 368
JO - Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
JF - Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
IS - 4
ER -