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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
How Union for International Cancer Control Members are responding to the coronavirus pandemic

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

How Union for International Cancer Control Members are responding to the coronavirus pandemic

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30 Apr 2020
C/Can calls on cities to drive change in cancer care

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

C/Can calls on cities to drive change in cancer care

C/Can launches 'The City of Tomorrow', a new global campaign to inspire cities in low- and middle-income countries to join ..

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17 Mar 2020
Every child should have the chance of life

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Every child should have the chance of life

  Each year, over 300,000 children and adolescents aged between 0-19 years old are diagnose..

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12 Mar 2020
UICC called for further investment in prevention, early detection, treatment and palliative care - 72nd World Health Assembly

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

UICC called for further investment in prevention, early detection, treatment and palliative care - 72nd World Health Assembly

21 May 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland - Discussions kicked off in earnest today, with Member States examining the WHO’s budget for 2020-2021 as well ..

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27 May 2019
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