title: Implementation science in cancer prevention and control: a framework for research and programs in low- and middle-income countries.
abstract: Implementation science is a set of tools, principles, and methodologies that can be used to bring scientific evidence into action, improve health care quality and delivery, and improve public health. As the burden of cancer increases in low- and middle-income countries, it is important to plan cancer control programs that are both evidence based and delivered in ways that are feasible, cost-effective, contextually appropriate, and sustainable. This review presents a framework for using implementation science for cancer control planning and implementation and discusses potential areas of focus for research and programs in low- and middle-income countries interested in integrating research into practice and policy.
authors.affiliation: Center for Global Health and sudha.sivaram@nih.gov.
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivaram
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Barbara K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Rimer
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute for Global Health, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Samet
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Russell E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Glasgow
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D003906:Developing Countries; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006266:Health Education; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors