Union for International Cancer Control
Tobacco control infographics
Fact sheet
12 May 2024
Download various infographics demonstrating how quitting smoking can have tangible positive effects and other tobacco key facts.
Fact sheet
12 May 2024
Download various infographics demonstrating how quitting smoking can have tangible positive effects and other tobacco key facts.
15 Apr 2024
HIGHLIGHTS The World Cancer Research Fund's Global Cancer Update Programme study, published in the International Journal of Cancer, suggests that physical activity and a diet rich in plants and whole grains, including coffee, may enhance survival for colorectal cancer patients. The study, while indicating potential benefits of certain lifestyle changes, calls for more extensive resear...
15 Apr 2024
Ukraine
22 Jan 2024
A survey was conducted first in Ukrain neighbouring host countries and then in Ukrain in order to assess cancer needs. It is clear that the war significantly affected prevention, screening and provision of care, putting further stress on cervical cancer prevention programmes that were already under pressure from COVID-19 restrictions. Longer term, the war has increased exposure to enviro...
22 Jan 2024
Case study
12 Nov 2023
As part of its focus on women’s cancers, specifically in supporting the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer, UICC engaged in a situational analysis of civil society organisations’ (CSOs) role in i...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Sep 2023
This page regroups important resources on cervical cancer elimination such as infographics, videos, documents and links.
Report
01 May 2023
Organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and co-hosted by the Cancer Coalition Philippines, the Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue is the third in a series bringing together the cancer community in different regions to discuss and s...
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...
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.
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...
15 Aug 2022
In this podcast episode of Let's Talk Cancer, Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) talks with Cary Adams, CEO of UICC, about obesity, nutrition and cancer. Obesity is a growing health concern worldwide. The global obesity rate has almost tripled since 1975. The World Health Organization reckons that worldwide 39% of adults are overweight...
15 Aug 2022
Report
01 Jun 2022
Ce premier Dialogue régional organisé en présentiel en 2022 a permis de réunir pendant deux jours (12-13 juillet 2022 à Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) près de 60 participants, dont les représentants des Ministères de la Santé et de la s...
Report
19 Apr 2022
There are many health system drivers that influence a country’s ability to implement an effective strategy for reducing cervical cancer incidence. Financing, in particular, is a major contributor to how well – or how poorly – a national program...