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Palliative Care for Chronic Cancer Patients in the Community
Michael Silbermann Editor
Palliative Care for Chronic Cancer Patients in the Community Global Approaches and Future Applications
Editor Michael Silbermann Middle East Cancer Consortium Haifa Israel
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In memory of the late Professor Ora Gilbar, whom we miss so much—a pioneer in Psycho-Oncology, a distinguished researcher, and a founder of home-care services for cancer patients in Israel. For my friend and mentor Professor A. Hari Reddi who was so catalytic in my scientific journey and from whom so much was learned and shared. For my associate in MECC for over 22 years, Mrs. Genoveba Breitstein.
Foreword
As we speak today, 41 million people die every year from a non-communicable disease including cancer, tragically 70% of patients who die prematurely are from the developing world. After the landmark meeting on September 11, 2019 at the UNHLM on NCDs, finally the plight of the 40 million souls dying from NCDs was acknowledged. As a result of that historic meeting, we now have ammunition to face this epidemic head on, with an overarching target of reducing mortalities from NCDs by 25% by the year 2025. Since then, governments have adopted 11 targets, which focus mostly on prevention. While prevention and early detection efforts are the cornerstone to stem future cases of NCDs, what can we do about the 41 million people who need treatment and palliation right now? What about the millions of cancer patients silently suffering with pain and
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