Investments in cancer control—prevention, detection, diagnosis, surgery, other treatment,
and palliative care—are increasingly needed in low-income and particularly in middle-income …

Background In China, there are more than 300 million male smokers. Tobacco taxation
reduces smoking-related premature deaths and increases government revenues, but has been …

Health care is informed first and foremost by scientific and medical understanding of how to
treat and prevent disease. Economics can, however, provide useful insights to inform policy …

Background The Measles & Rubella Initiative, a broad consortium of global health agencies,
has provided support to measles-burdened countries, focusing on sustaining high coverage …

Background: Low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening can reduce lung cancer mortality
in people at high risk; adding a smoking cessation intervention to screening could further …

… Correspondence to: Cindy Gauvreau, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, 900–145
King Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 1J8. E-mail: cindy.gauvreau@partnershipagainstcancer.ca …

Surgery is a fundamental modality for curative and palliative treatment of most cancers in
countries across all income settings. In high-income countries (HICs), where the most common …

Background Tobacco taxation and smoke–free workplaces reduce smoking, tobacco–related
premature deaths and associated out–of–pocket health care expenditures. We examine …

Introduction The unique evidentiary, economic and ethical challenges associated with
health technology assessment (HTA) of precision therapies limit access to novel drugs and …

A forecasting model based on high‐frequency market makers quotes of financial instruments
is presented. The statistical behaviour of these time series leads to discussion of the …