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Sharing Expertise & Amplifying Voices: WHO/UICC Workshop on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Cancer at WCC 2024

World Health Organization, Union for International Cancer Control

Sharing Expertise & Amplifying Voices: WHO/UICC Workshop on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Cancer at WCC 2024

At this year’s World Cancer Congress (WCC) in Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Union for International Cancer Control&nbs..

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25 Sep 2024
World Cancer Research Fund publishes findings connecting lifestyle changes and colorectal cancer survival

Union for International Cancer Control

World Cancer Research Fund publishes findings connecting lifestyle changes and colorectal cancer survival

HIGHLIGHTS The World Cancer Research Fund's Global Cancer Update Programme study, published in the International Journal of C..

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15 Apr 2024
Podcast

Union for International Cancer Control

Podcast "Let's Talk Cancer": Obesity, nutrition and cancer

In this podcast episode of Let's Talk Cancer, Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) t..

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15 Aug 2022
Nutrition and cancer: fostering a global community

Union for International Cancer Control

Nutrition and cancer: fostering a global community

Over the last thirty years, there has been increasing recognition of the need to better understand how lifestyle – including factors..

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15 Aug 2021
Cancer and coronavirus in Africa: the challenges facing volunteer organisations

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Cancer and coronavirus in Africa: the challenges facing volunteer organisations

Cancer patients and organisations in Africa face increased challenges due to coronavirus in terms of access to affordable medicines, lack of knowle..

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26 Oct 2020
WHO report highlights severe disruptions to cancer services due to COVID-19

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

WHO report highlights severe disruptions to cancer services due to COVID-19

WHO report highlights severe disruptions to cancer services due to COVID-19. Read more ..

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26 Oct 2020
COVID-19 unmasks what cancer patients have long known: The world needs a better and more equitable health system

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

COVID-19 unmasks what cancer patients have long known: The world needs a better and more equitable health system

CNN publishes an opinion piece by HRH Princess Dina Mired(link is external) of Jordan, President of UICC, on what the coronavirus pandemic has reve..

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26 Oct 2020
Addressing the challenges to the cancer community raised by COVID-19

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Addressing the challenges to the cancer community raised by COVID-19

Three UICC virtual Members Dialogues held in May and June provided insights and recommendations for some of the major challenges facing the cancer ..

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26 Oct 2020
Cancer care for older adults during COVID-19

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Cancer care for older adults during COVID-19

Experts at a Virtual Dialogue hosted by UICC weighed in on the inequities and bias faced by older cancer patients in accessing healthcare and their..

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26 Oct 2020
Marking World Lung Cancer Day during the COVID-19 pandemic

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Marking World Lung Cancer Day during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lung cancer kills more than 1.7 million people each year, yet with proper prevention and accessible treatment these numbers can be reduced. ..

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26 Oct 2020
Inequity in cancer care for Indigenous Peoples

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Inequity in cancer care for Indigenous Peoples

Significant disparities in cancer care(link is external) exist for Indigenous Peoples across the world, requiring targeted and tailored outreach to..

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26 Oct 2020
Increasing survival rates for children with cancer

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Increasing survival rates for children with cancer

September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a moment to reflect on the particular challenges facing children who have cancer and their parent..

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26 Oct 2020
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