The specialists of the American Oncology Company presented a web platform to help the regional authorities and health organizations develop strategies to reduce and diagnose mortgage cancer. The work was published in the Cancer magazine.
Lung cancer remains the main cause of cancer to death around the world, but the level of screening is still low. This leads to a high level of detention and mortality of the disease.
The SBI (State Initiatives) Planning Professionals provides specialists, proven practice and suggestions, which are adapted to the specifics of a certain region. During the development, funding differences, existing medical programs, level of doctors, and public perception of the problem were taken into account.
Special attention is paid to the principles of equal access. The authors emphasize that focusing on rich regions can increase social and geographical inequality, so the instrument is included in the module on medical inequality.
The platform was developed with the participation of more than 200 organizations, from patient groups and research centers to state bodies. It was tested on the basis of users' feedback, and the interface and structure were updated every two weeks.
According to the senior study by Robert Smith, the aim of the project is to provide local communities to reduce "effective and adaptive tools" to reduce mortality from lung cancer.
Translation of: Euromedia24.com
