Cancer patients and organisations in Africa face increased challenges due to coronavirus in terms of access to affordable medicines, lack of knowledge, fundraising and community outreach for diagnoses and vaccinations.

May 8th marks World Ovarian Cancer Day. Clara MacKay, from the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition, shares her experience with running an awareness campaign during a global pandemic.

A Lancet Oncology article estimates the cost of maintaining essential services for Syrian refugees in three key host-countries during and after the coronavirus pandemic. UICC offers a Q&A with the authors.

The International Cancer Control Partnership (ICCP) brings together partners to coordinate efforts and work towards the goal of all countries establishing and implementing a quality national cancer control plan.

Members in Spain and Latin America shared insights and experiences in the second UICC webinar on cancer and coronavirus.

UICC has joined a COVID-19 and Cancer Task Force to help assess the impact of COVID-19 on cancer outcomes and strengthen collaborations between infectious disease and cancer modellers.