In 2011, the global community adopted the Global Action Plan (GAP) for the prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs). The GAP urged countries to set national targets to address ...

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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs (www.monographs.iarc.fr) identify environmental and occupational causes of human cancer. Sometimes called the WHO “Encyclopedia of ...

Opportunities for taking action for cancer control exist at all stages of the cancer continuum.

Resource-appropriate, broad application of known interventions in each country can substantially reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with cancer.

Figure 3. Untreated deaths in pain by region, 2016. Of untreated deaths in pain in 2016, 35% or 921,434 deaths were in East Asia and the Pacific; 27% or 714,069 deaths were in South Asia; 22% or ...

In this diverse region with countries at differing stages of the cancer transition, cancers associated with infection, smoking, and excess body weight are all common. In Northern Africa, cancer ...

Higher prevalence of risk factors, poor outcomes, and under-reporting are among the cancer control challenges for Indigenous peoples.

Understanding the transition from infection-related cancers to lifestyle-related cancers in many low- and middle-income countries is vital for planning tailored cancer control programs to reduce the ...

Learn about the prevalence of major known risk factors for cancer in populations around the world. Tobacco smoking is the predominant cause of cancer in most high-income countries, while infections ...

All cancer sites combined incidence rates in Southern, Eastern, and South- Eastern Asia, age-standardized rate (world) per 100,000, both sexes combined, 2018 Figure 3. Percentage of countries with ...

In many countries, a substantial proportion of cancer patients face financial catastrophe due to the costs of cancer treatment. Figure 3. Percentage of countries with generally available cancer ...