Tobacco kills 150 people every hour in the WHO South-East Asia Region. Concerned at the unacceptably high tobacco consumption, Health Ministers from 11 countries today signed a declaration pledging to accelerate hard-hitting measures to reduce tobacco use.

4 September 2014 - Replay and slides now available

We are delighted to invite you to the official 2016 World Cancer Day campaign launch via a special webinar.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) partner to expand the reach of the Journal of Global Oncology (JGO)

Get inspired by great videos about the 2014 World Cancer Congress!

This autumn climb 8 iconic buildings from the comfort of your own office to help prevent cancer.

The UN General Assembly will hold a Special Session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem on 19-21 April 2016. A major opportunity to address the issue of limited availability of controlled medicines in much of the world.

The following is an extract of the article "The International Cancer Control Partnership: Building Capacity in Cancer Control Planning" published in Cancer Control 2015: Cancer Control in Emerging Health Systems.

In an interview with UICC, Ms Catherine Okello, Information Analyst at National Cancer Intelligence Network, shares her 3 month fellowship experience at the National Zambia Cancer Registry facilitated by African Cancer Registry Network (AFCRN) and UICC.

Globally, close to 500 million people are affected by chronic viral hepatitis. Hepatitis causes 80% of liver cancer deaths.