Three weeks after the World Cancer Day Instagram account was hijacked, UICC is fortunate that its control of the account has been restored.

Roberta Costa Marques, Executive Director of Instituto Desiderata in Brazil, speaks about the organisation's experience in mobilising networks to overcome regional differences in access to treatment.

While India tragically made international headlines in April 2021 with the emergence of Delta variant of COVID-19, cancer care suffered less in that deadly wave due to lessons learned from the first wave in 2020.

Drawing on the learnings of the COVID-19 pandemic and the power of modifying behaviour to promote health, Swiss Re's Global Chief Medical Officer, John Schoonbee, discusses the role of lifestyle choices in preventing cancer.

Due to ongoing travel restrictions to the US, UICC has decided that the World Cancer Leaders’ Summit on 25th-26th October will go fully virtual. An online platform allows participants to enjoy the full Summit programme.  

At the end of August, the World Cancer Day Instagram account managed by UICC was the target of a cyberattack and has been stolen, or “phished”. The account is now compromised.

This 3-20 September, employees of Bristol Myers Squibb will cycle 3,000km across seven countries in the Country to Country for Cancer (C2C4C) in support of cancer research and European cancer organisations.

Cancer screenings and treatments have dropped dramatically in Peru due to COVID-19, which has strained an already fragile health system and exacted a heavy toll on cancer services. Yet UICC member Esperantra continues to advocate successfully for improved and more equitable access to cancer care.