171. This physician at the Centre for Adult Diseases in Osaka, Japan, is using advanced diagnostic techniques involving x-rays, television and fluroscopy for the detection of lung cancer Subject(s): Cancer Care FacilitiesPhysical ExaminationPatientsPhysiciansWorld Health Organization
173. A cancer patient receives cobalt therapy at the Tirana Cancer Institute Subject(s): Cancer Care FacilitiesRadiotherapyEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
174. Gastric endoscopy, such as this patient is undergoing after local anaesthetic, uses a flexible fibre-optic to enable the doctor to examine the lining of the stomach and other previously inaccessible areas of the body Subject(s): PatientsEquipment and SuppliesPhysiciansWorld Health Organization
175. [Patient wearing a portable pump for the administration of medication] Subject(s): Equipment and SuppliesPatientsNursesHospital UnitsFranceWorld Health Organization
176. A laminar flow hood ensures sterile conditions as tissue cultures are being prepared at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at Lyon-France. IRAC carries out reasearch in carcinogenesis for WHO Subject(s): FranceWorld Health Organization
177. In India, 30 per cent of all cancers occur in the mouth of pharynx, and are believed to be due to the chewing of betel quid. Between 80 and 90 per cent of cancers are dependant, directly or indirectly, on enviromental factors Subject(s): World Health Organization
178. Specialists at a cancer clinic in Kemerovo, Western Siberia, readying a gamma-radiation machine for use Subject(s): RadiotherapyEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
179. [The role of specialists in cancer treatment] Subject(s): Cancer Care FacilitiesX-RaysWorld Health Organization