A Black woman doctor speaking with a female patient in a hospital hallway

Two years ago marked the launch of the Global Strategy to eliminate cervical cancer. Eric Fleutiot of Expertise France, who works with UICC on the cervical cancer SUCCESS project, writes about funding available for organisations working in this space and mobilising resources to achieve elimination targets. 
Antibiotic resistance is among the many challenges facing the ability of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to properly manage cancer patients
Jeff Dunn speaking with delegates at the 2018 World Cancer Congress

During his tenure as UICC President, Prof. Jeff Dunn AO aims to connect with global health leaders and advance UICC’s core priorities to improve the quality of life of people living with cancer around the world.
Health worker at Aga Khan University Hospital in Kenya studying MRI scans of a cancer patient

As the cancer community prepares for the second year of World Cancer Day’s Close the care gap campaign, JCO Global Oncology showcases actions and advances in cancer care in low-income settings to improve equity. 
From left to right: (sitting) Ulrika Årehed Kågström, CEO of the Swedish Cancer Society; Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of IARC; Maria Barbara Leon, COO of UICC; Karin Eriksson, Head of Research Funding Unit, Swedish Cancer Society; (standing) Johan van de Gronden, CEO of the Dutch Cancer Society; Cary Adams, CEO of UICC

The Dutch Cancer Society and the Swedish Cancer Society announced at UICC’s World Cancer Congress funding for the Reimagining Cancer Research in Europe initiative. IARC is also collaborating.
Health care worker at FUCAM in Mexico, with large pink ribbon in the background symbolising Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Doctor advising a breast cancere patient on medicine.

Lower body weight and being physically active could reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer, according to research published today in the International Journal of Cancer, a UICC publication.
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