Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en IRAN National Cancer Control Program (IrNCCP): Goals, Strategies, and Programs Oncology Oncology Original Research Original Research Background: Annually, over 131000 new cases of cancer have been identified in Iran, with an increasing trend that is predicted to grow by 40% by 2025. The most important contributing factors to this increase are the improvement of the health service delivery system, increased life expectancy, and the aging of the population. The aim of this study was to develop Iran's "National Cancer Control Program" (IrNCCP).    Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in 2013 using the method of reviewing studies and documents and focused group discussions and a panel of experts. In this study, the available evidence related to cancer status and its care in Iran and other countries, as well as national and international upstream documents, were reviewed and analyzed. Then, by analyzing the current situation in Iran and other countries and conducting stakeholder analysis with the strategic planning approach, the IrNCCP was developed with a 12-year horizon consisting of goals, strategies, programs, and performance indicators. Results: This program has 4 main components, including Prevention, Early Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment, and Supportive and Palliative care, as well as 7 supporting components including Governance and policy-making, Cancer Research, Developing facilities, equipment, and service delivery network, Providing and managing human resources, Providing and managing financial resources, Cancer information system management and registry, and Participation of NGOs, charities, and the private sector.    Conclusion: Iran's National Cancer Control Program has been developed comprehensively with cross-sectoral cooperation and stakeholder participation. However, like any long-term health intervention, strengthening its governance structure both in terms of implementation and achievement of expected goals and evaluation and modification during the implementation of the program is essential.   Cancer control program, Cancer, Planning, Cancer Control, Cancer Planning 1315 1329 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-7242-11&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ali Motlagh agmotlagh@yahoo.com 200319475328460075492 200319475328460075492 No Department of Radiation Oncology, Imam Hossein Hospital, Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, & Cancer Department, Vice Chancellery for Health, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Elham Ehsani-Chimeh e_ehsani@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460075493 200319475328460075493 Yes National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Maisa Yamrali maisa36@yahoo.com 200319475328460075494 200319475328460075494 No Cancer Department, Vice Chancellery for Health, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Farzaneh Moshiri moshiri_f@hotmail.com 200319475328460075495 200319475328460075495 No Cellular and Molecular Research Center, & Cancer Department, Vice Chancellery for Health, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Gholamreza Roshandel roshandel_md@yahoo.com 200319475328460075496 200319475328460075496 No Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran Elham Partovipour partovi @ razi. tums. ac.ir 200319475328460075497 200319475328460075497 No Cancer Department, Vice Chancellery for Health, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Freshteh Salavati SALAVATI2021@GMAIL.COM 200319475328460075498 200319475328460075498 No Cancer Department, Vice Chancellery for Health, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Mostafa Khoshabi khoshabi.mostafa@gmail.com 200319475328460075499 200319475328460075499 No Department of Geospatial Information System (GIS), Center of Excellence in GIS, K.N. Toosi Uni. of Technology, Tehran, Iran Nadia Tavakoli Nadiatavakoli123@gmail.com 200319475328460075500 200319475328460075500 No Department of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Freshteh Asgari f-asgari@health.gov.ir 200319475328460075501 200319475328460075501 No Cancer Department, Vice Chancellery for Health, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Alireza Raisi dr_alirezaraeisi@gmail.com 200319475328460075502 200319475328460075502 No Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Reza Malekzadeh malek@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460075503 200319475328460075503 No Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine; Digestive Oncology Research Center; Digestive Diseases Research Institute; Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Alireza Mahdavi-Hezaveh armahdavi@yahoo.com 200319475328460075504 200319475328460075504 No Center for Non-Communicable Disease Control, Vice Chancellery for Health, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Kamal Heidari k_86_tefl@yahoo.com 200319475328460075505 200319475328460075505 No Vice Chancellery for Health, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, & Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Koorosh Etemad etemadk@gmail.com 200319475328460075506 200319475328460075506 No Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, & Center for Non-Communicable Disease Control, Vice Chancellery for Health, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Afshin Ostovar aostovar@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460075507 200319475328460075507 No