Hamad H M A
Radiation and Isotopes Centre Khartoum (RICK), Sudan.
Ann Oncol. 2006 Jun;17 Suppl 8:viii32-viii36. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdl985.
The broad ethnic and climatic diversity of Sudan makes it in many ways a microcosm of Africa. Sudan is experiencing a burgeoning cancer epidemic that carries many challenges that are characteristic of developing countries. These include a high incidence of advanced, difficult-to-treat disease at presentation, and a high cancer burden that is related to infectious diseases. To address this problem, Sudan has instituted a comprehensive national cancer control programme which is focused on prevention, early detection, improved treatment and palliative care. This programme focuses on three common cancers for which effective prevention, screening and treatments are available; breast, cervical and oral cancer. This article describes some preventive approaches through public awareness campaigns and education of medical professionals, and screening programmes that are being instituted in Sudan. Sudan provides an example of how the implementation of a comprehensive and carefully planned national cancer control programme in a very low-resource setting can improve the lives of cancer patients.
苏丹广泛的种族和气候多样性使其在许多方面成为非洲的一个缩影。苏丹正经历着迅速增长的癌症流行，这带来了许多发展中国家特有的挑战。这些挑战包括就诊时晚期、难以治疗疾病的高发病率，以及与传染病相关的高癌症负担。为解决这一问题，苏丹制定了一项全面的国家癌症控制计划，该计划侧重于预防、早期检测、改善治疗和姑息治疗。该计划聚焦于三种有有效预防、筛查和治疗方法的常见癌症；乳腺癌、宫颈癌和口腔癌。本文介绍了苏丹通过公众意识宣传活动和医学专业人员教育采取的一些预防方法，以及正在实施的筛查计划。苏丹提供了一个范例，说明在资源非常匮乏的情况下实施全面且精心规划的国家癌症控制计划如何能够改善癌症患者的生活。
