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World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO Academy course on National Cancer Control Planning for Programme Managers

Guide

31 Dec 2025

This course for programme managers is designed to equip ministries of health, programme managers and policy and health professionals involved in cancer control with the requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviours and abilities for effective go...

GuideCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Lung cancer: UICC

Briefs & Fact Sheets

24 Nov 2025

Lung cancer accounts for nearly one-fifth (18%) of all deaths due to cancer. Prevention measures combined with appropriate early detection, treatment, and care can help reduce this significant burden of disease.Learn more about lung cancer and UICC's...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerHealth promotionTobacco use+1

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

World Cancer Day Action Toolkit

Publication

19 Nov 2025

World Cancer Day is an international day observed every 4 February to raise awareness about cancer, encourage its prevention, and mobilise action to address the global cancer epidemic.The World Cancer Day theme 2025-2027, “United by Unique” pla...

PublicationCancerMultistakeholder Collaboration

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International Cancer Control Partnership

Antimicrobial resistance and National Cancer Control Plans

Database

01 Nov 2025

This page offers guidance and practical resources to help countries incorporate antimicrobial-resistance considerations into their national cancer control plans (NCCPs).

DatabaseCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Advocacy Toolkit 2025

Publication

31 Oct 2025

The GBCI Breast Cancer Advocacy Toolkit is designed to support stakeholders (governments, NGOs, health organizations, advocates) in planning and executing impactful Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaigns aligned with WHO’s Global Breast Cancer Ini...

PublicationCancerMultisectoral ActionHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+4

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World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer

IARC WHO Academy course: Using the IARC Atlas of Breast Cancer Early Detection

Guide

31 Oct 2025

Are you a primary health professional, a community worker, a radiology or pathology professional, or a trainer on breast cancer early detection?This new flexible and interactive e-learning course is for you. It provides an overview of key sections fr...

GuideCancerMultistakeholder CollaborationHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+4

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Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance

Palliative Care Atlas of the Americas

Report

31 Oct 2025

The Atlas of Palliative Care in the Americas (2025) is a region-specific mapping and analysis report that assesses the state of palliative care across the Americas region. It uses indicators aligned with the World Health Organization’s public-healt...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and services+4

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World Health Organization, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Childhood overweight brief

Briefs & Fact Sheets

20 Oct 2025

The purpose of this brief is to raise awareness of the problem of childhood overweight and highlight the interventions and policies necessary to achieve the revised 5% target by 2030.

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets+6

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WHO FCTC Secretariat, World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Tobacco mythbusters: tools for debunking common myths promoted by the tobacco industry

Briefs & Fact Sheets

17 Oct 2025

This document is intended as a quick reference guide for parliamentary action with ready-to-go evidence-based counter-arguments when faced with common myths by the tobacco industry. Through increased awareness of these common myths and the facts to c...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsTobacco use+3

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Policy Brief: Strengthening Equitable Access to Breast Cancer Care through National Health Policies

Briefs & Fact Sheets

13 Oct 2025

This new policy brief offers ministries of health and advocates a practical, accessible tool to guide the development of national policies and strategies to address breast cancer. Developed in collaboration with the WHO Global Breast Cancer Initiativ...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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PLOS Global Public Health

People with lived experience of chronic conditions are key epistemic authorities in global health

Article

10 Oct 2025

This opinion piece, authored by the Steering Committee Members of the WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions, calls for a shift from tokenistic involvement tow...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived Experiences+4

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Frontiers in Public Health

Current status of national regulations on tanning bed use and workers' protection from solar ultraviolet radiation: results from a global International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) questionnaire study

Article

16 Sep 2025

Introduction: Exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the most important risk factor for the development of skin cancer. Outdoor workers and people who use tanning beds belong to the high-risk groups for developing this disease. The aim of the pre...

ArticleCancerEnvironment, climate change and health

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