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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
NCD Child New Secretariat Announcement

NCD Child

NCD Child New Secretariat Announcement

NCD Child is pleased to welcome the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) as our new Secretariat. SickKids is..

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26 Oct 2020
NCD Child #YouthCOVIDChat Campaign

NCD Child

NCD Child #YouthCOVIDChat Campaign

In an effort to support the youth NCD community during COVID-19 we have launched the #YouthCOVIDChat campaign on Twitter.   ..

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26 Oct 2020
Uniting to End Cervical Cancer

NCD Alliance

Uniting to End Cervical Cancer

The Cervical Cancer: Action for Elimination (CCAE), co-chaired by American Cancer Society, Cancer Research UK and UICC, is a community of organizat..

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25 Oct 2020
Cancer Research UK awarded 2020 WHO World No Tobacco Day Award

NCD Alliance

Cancer Research UK awarded 2020 WHO World No Tobacco Day Award

Cancer Research UK, a full member of the NCD Alliance, was awarded the World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day Award, in appreciation ..

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25 Oct 2020
Big Tobacco is exploiting COVID-19 to market its harmful products

NCD Alliance

Big Tobacco is exploiting COVID-19 to market its harmful products

Public health experts have warned that smokers and e-cigarette users face a greater risk for severe illness when confronted with COVID-19. ..

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25 Oct 2020
East Africa enhances media coverage on NCD prevention and control

NCD Alliance

East Africa enhances media coverage on NCD prevention and control

The burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in East Africa calls for increasing NCD prevention and control in the region and media engagement is ..

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25 Oct 2020
Global consultation with people living with NCDs launched today

NCD Alliance

Global consultation with people living with NCDs launched today

As part of the Our Views, Our Voices initiative, NCD Alliance has launched today a Global Consultation with People Living with NCDs to gather first..

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25 Oct 2020
New report exposes growing influence of the alcohol industry in the Latin America and Caribbean region

NCD Alliance

New report exposes growing influence of the alcohol industry in the Latin America and Caribbean region

The rapidly growing disabilities and death arising from the harmful use of alcohol in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) is a direct ..

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25 Oct 2020
Governments commit to strengthening efforts on NCDs in UNGA resolution

NCD Alliance

Governments commit to strengthening efforts on NCDs in UNGA resolution

The 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA75) has adopted a special Omnibus Resolution titled "Comprehensive and coordinated response to the co..

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25 Oct 2020
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