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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11797.
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APPENDIX B
Acronyms and Abbreviations

AC doxorubicin

ACCP Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention

ACS American Cancer Society

ACSU American Cancer Society University

AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALL acute lymphoblastic leukemia

ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology

ASCUS atypical cells of uncertain significance

ASH Action on Smoking and Health

BHGI Breast Health Global Initiative

BMI body mass index

CBC complete blood count

CBE clinical breast examination

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CD-ROM compact disc-read only memory

CIN cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

CMF cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil

CML chronic myelogenous leukemia

CRS creditor reporting system

CT computed tomography

CTPR93 Control of Tobacco Products Regulation 1993

CTSU Clinical Trial Service Unit

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11797.
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DALY disability-adjusted life-year

DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ

DES diethylstilbestrol

DIRAC Directory of Radiotherapy Centres

DTP diphtheria, tetanus, polio

DVI direct visual inspection

EC epirubicin and cyclophosphamide

ED Europa Donna

ER estrogen receptor

ESMO European Society for Medical Oncology

FAC 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide

FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

FDA Food and Drug Administration

GAVI Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

GNI gross national income

GSK GlaxoSmithKline

HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen

HBV hepatitis B virus

HC hybrid capture

HCC hepatocellular carcinoma

HCV hepatitis C virus

HER-2/neu Human epidermal growth factor receptor

HKL Hospital Kuala Lumpur

HINARI Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative

HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

HPV human papillomavirus

HSIL high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

HTLV-1 human T lymphotropic virus type 1

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer

IHC immunohistochemistry

ILO International Labor Organization

INCB International Narcotics Control Board

INCTR International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research

INEN Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (National Institute for Neoplastic Illnesses; Lima, Peru)

IOM Institute of Medicine

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11797.
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IOP International Outreach Program

KJ kilojoules

LBC liquid-based cytology

LEEP loop electrosurgical excision procedure

LH-RH luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

LMCs low- and middle-income countries

LSIL low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

MBCC Malaysian Breast Cancer Council

MECC Middle East Cancer Consortium

MIC medical information center

MISPHO Monza International School of Pediatric Oncology

MOH Ministry of Health

MRI magnetic resonance imaging

NCCP National Cancer Control Programme

NCD noncommunicable disease

NCI National Cancer Institute

NCR National Cancer Registry

NGE no global estimate

NGO nongovernmental organizations

NIH National Institutes of Health

NRT nicotine replacement therapy

NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

OC oral contraceptive

OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

ORCI Ocean Road Cancer Institute

PACT Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy

PAF population attributable fraction

PATH Program on Appropriate Technology for Health

PCR polymerase chain reaction

PCU pediatric cancer unit

PDA personal digital assistant

PEPFAR President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

PET positron emission tomography

POND Pediatric Oncology Networked Database

PPSG Pain and Policy Studies Group

PR progesterone receptor

PSA prostate specific antigen

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11797.
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QALY quality-adjusted life-year

RRI Reach to Recovery International

SIOP International Society of Pediatric Oncology

SPECT single photon emission computed tomography

STEPS STEPwise Approach to Surveillance

STI sexually transmitted infection

STM specimen transport medium

TFI Tobacco Free Initiative

TNM tumor, nodes, metastases (cancer staging system)

UICC International Union Against Cancer

UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

USAID U.S. Agency for International Development

UV ultraviolet

VIA visual inspection with acetic acid

VILI visual inspection with Lugol’s iodine

YLL years of life lost

WHA World Health Assembly

WHF World Heart Federation

WHO World Health Organization

WHOCC WHO Collaborating Center

WIA Women’s Indian Association (a designation for the Cancer Institute in Chennai)

WiRED World Internet Resources for Education and Development

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Cancer is low or absent on the health agendas of low- and middle-income countries (LMCs) despite the fact that more people die from cancer in these countries than from AIDS and malaria combined. International health organizations, bilateral aid agencies, and major foundations—which are instrumental in setting health priorities—also have largely ignored cancer in these countries.

This book identifies feasible, affordable steps for LMCs and their international partners to begin to reduce the cancer burden for current and future generations. Stemming the growth of cigarette smoking tops the list to prevent cancer and all the other major chronic diseases. Other priorities include infant vaccination against the hepatitis B virus to prevent liver cancers and vaccination to prevent cervical cancer. Developing and increasing capacity for cancer screening and treatment of highly curable cancers (including most childhood malignancies) can be accomplished using "resource-level appropriateness" as a guide. And there are ways to make inexpensive oral morphine available to ease the pain of the many who will still die from cancer.

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