Exposures to numerous potentially modifiable risk factors for cancer vary substantially across and within countries and are often associated with socioeconomic status. Cancer is the second leading ...

Cancer has shaped human history for millennia, from ancient civilizations recognizing its presence to modern breakthroughs transforming treatment and survival. This timeline traces cancer’s journey ...

Effective interventions across the cancer continuum can reduce the burden and suffering from cancer and save millions of lives worldwide.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in almost all LAC countries, though cervical cancer leads in Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador in Central America and in Bolivia and Peru ...

Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in North America. An estimated 2.1 million new cancer cases and 701,000 cancer deaths occur in North America each year. The region contributes almost ...

Exposures to numerous potentially modifiable risk factors for cancer vary substantially across and within countries and are often associated with socioeconomic status. Cancer is the second leading ...

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide and is likely to become the leading cause of premature death in every country of the world in this century. Effective interventions across the ...

Figures Figure 1.1: Ferlay J, Laversanne M, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer ...

Global cervical cancer incidence rates under various scenarios of HPV vaccination and cervical screening, 2020-2120 ...

Climate change impacts cancer control in multiple ways (Figure 11.1). First, human activities cause climate change and increase exposures to cancer-causing agents. For example, extraction, processing, ...

Cancer remains a stark example of the deep inequities in health care faced by Indigenous communities. The United Nations reports that over 476 million Indigenous people reside in over 90 countries ...

Exposures to numerous potentially modifiable risk factors for cancer vary substantially across and within countries and are often associated with socioeconomic status. Cancer is the second leading ...