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In Ghana, cancer is viewed as a curse or the work of the enemy, devil, or evil spirit and is hardly mentioned. Some Lebanese still identify cancer as “taboo” and are afraid to discuss it. Diana Skaff, RN MIDDLE E ROM. Bucharest Sofia BULGARIA Thessaloníkí 40 . Is Aegean GREECE Sea D . Izm Cancer Incidence in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, and Jordan as Compared With the United States Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, and Jordan are four member countries of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC), established in 1996. The data below are taken from the first monograph published from the MECC Cancer Registration Project. Cancer Total Cases and Incidence Rates Cyprus Israel (Jews) Israel (Arabs) Egypt 1998–2001 1996–2001 1996–2001 1999–2001 Breast Lung Colorectal 1,066 (57.7) 514 (13.4) 697 (17.3) 17,325 (93.1) 7,402 (19.0) 15,533 (36.9) 762 (36.7) 706 (20.4) 550 (15.2) 1,945 (49.6) 496 (7.7) 455 (6.0) Jordan 1996–2001 2,930 (38.0) 1,336 (9.9) 1,654 (11.3) United States 1999–2001 78,802 (97.2) 63,559 (39.2) 55,480 (32.0) W E S T E R Crete Mediterran Alex 30 QATTARA DEPRESSION EGY D E SE R T Note. Values in parentheses represent rates per 100,000, agestandardized to the world standard million population. Freedman, L.S., Edwards, B.K., Ries, L.A.G., & Young, J.L. (Eds.). (2006). Cancer incidence in four member countries (Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, and Jordan) of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) compared with US SEER. Retrieved October 3, 2007, from http:// seer.cancer.gov/publications/mecc Tropic of 12 ONS CONNECT February 2008 20 http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/mecc http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/mecc Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ONS Connect - February 2008ONS Connect - February 2008ContentsEditor's NoteJust InUp Front: Treating the TabooUp Close & Professional: A Year in the Life--Month TwoWeb ConnectCapitol ConnectionNotice Nursing NowFive-Minute In-Service: Put Evidence Into Practice to Manage DepressionCaregiver CareNew Treatments, New Hope: Virus Related to Smallpox May Help Fight CancerYour Dollars At WorkWorking For You: ONS Has the Responsibility and Opportunity to Affect the Global Burden of CancerCalendar of EventsStaying On TopONS Connect - February 2008ONS Connect - February 2008 - ONS Connect - February 2008 (Page 1)ONS Connect - February 2008 - ONS Connect - February 2008 (Page 2)ONS Connect - February 2008 - ONS Connect - February 2008 (Page 3)ONS Connect - February 2008 - ONS Connect - February 2008 (Page 4)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Contents (Page 5)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Contents (Page 6)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 7)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Just In (Page 8)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Just In (Page 9)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Up Front: Treating the Taboo (Page 10)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Up Front: Treating the Taboo (Page 11)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Up Front: Treating the Taboo (Page 12)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Up Front: Treating the Taboo (Page 13)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Up Front: Treating the Taboo (Page 14)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Up Front: Treating the Taboo (Page 15)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Up Front: Treating the Taboo (Page 16)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Up Close & Professional: A Year in the Life--Month Two (Page 17)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Web Connect (Page 18)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Capitol Connection (Page 19)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Notice Nursing Now (Page 20)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Notice Nursing Now (Page 21)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Five-Minute In-Service: Put Evidence Into Practice to Manage Depression (Page 22)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Five-Minute In-Service: Put Evidence Into Practice to Manage Depression (Page 23)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Caregiver Care (Page 24)ONS Connect - February 2008 - New Treatments, New Hope: Virus Related to Smallpox May Help Fight Cancer (Page 25)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Your Dollars At Work (Page 26)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Working For You: ONS Has the Responsibility and Opportunity to Affect the Global Burden of Cancer (Page 27)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Calendar of Events (Page 28)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Staying On Top (Page 29)ONS Connect - February 2008 - Staying On Top (Page 30)http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com

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