Database
04 Mar 2023
The Atlas of Breast Cancer Early Detection is a step-by-step guide to the procedure of CBE and its interpretation, diagnostic mammography, diagnostic breast ultrasound, image-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), and core biopsy of...
Publication
10 Feb 2023
Noncommunicable Diseases: A Compendium introduces readers to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – what they are, their burden, their determinants and how they can be prevented and controlled. Focusing on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and...
Publication
03 Feb 2023
Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer deaths among women, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. The Global Breast Cancer Initiative strives to reduce breast cancer mortality by 2.5...
Article
13 Dec 2022
Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries –...
Report
01 Oct 2022
On the occasion of the 2022 World Cancer Congress, UICC and the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a three-hour workshop to support progress in advancing the early detection of breast cancer in resource-limited settings. Many cases of cancer i...
Publication
30 Sep 2022
Purpose Recent advances in cancer treatment have resulted in greatly improved survival, and yet many patients in the USA have not benefited due to poor access to healthcare and difficulty accessing timely care across the cancer care continuum. Rec...
Report
30 Sep 2022
Informe del diálogo regional organizado el 29 y 30 de noviembre de 2022 en Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, para miembros de Latinoamérica trabajando en cáncer en las mujeres.
Publication
21 Sep 2022
Noncommunicable diseases cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world. There are four major NCDs: cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease. Their drivers are social, environ...
Report
12 Sep 2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health issue that needs urgent attention, especially within the cancer community. The significant and growing threat of AMR is undermining key advances being made in cancer care by adversely affectin...
Publication
15 Aug 2022
Background Cancer represents a major cause of mortality globally and by 2050 will be the major cause of ill health and death across the world, most particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). For forty years, there has been increasing...
Publication
29 Jul 2022
This knowledge and skills reference guide provides a comprehensive list of required knowledge and skills in pharmaceutical and related care to support pharmacists to develop, upskill and refresh knowledge in cancer care and related roles in pharmacy....
