. "Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations." Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007.
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Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
DALY disability-adjusted life-year
DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ
DES diethylstilbestrol
DIRAC Directory of Radiotherapy Centres
DTP diphtheria, tetanus, polio
DVI direct visual inspection
EC epirubicin and cyclophosphamide
ED Europa Donna
ER estrogen receptor
ESMO European Society for Medical Oncology
FAC 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide
FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GAVI Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
GNI gross national income
GSK GlaxoSmithKline
HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen
HBV hepatitis B virus
HC hybrid capture
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV hepatitis C virus
HER-2/neu Human epidermal growth factor receptor
HKL Hospital Kuala Lumpur
HINARI Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative
HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HPV human papillomavirus
HSIL high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
HTLV-1 human T lymphotropic virus type 1
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
IHC immunohistochemistry
ILO International Labor Organization
INCB International Narcotics Control Board
INCTR International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
INEN Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (National Institute for Neoplastic Illnesses; Lima, Peru)