Celebrating its 10th year, the UICC Young Leaders programme announces its new cohort of ambitious cancer control professionals, selected from an outstanding and unprecedented number of applications.

Despite the recent 'possibly carcinogenic' classification of aspartame by IARC, the acceptable daily level of consumption remains equivalent to about 10 half-litre cans of artificially sweetened soda for a person weighing 70kg. UICC advises a healthy and balanced diet and active lifestyle to mitigate cancer risk.

Cary Adams, CEO of UICC steps down after ten years as Member of the Board of Directors at the Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (NCDA), an opportunity to look back at a decade of growth and achievements.

The Access to Oncology Medicines (ATOM) Coalition was founded in May 2022 by the Union for International Cancer Control and global partners committed to reducing suffering and deaths caused by cancer in low- and lower-middle income countries by improving access to, and use of essential cancer medicines.

Integrating routine cancer screening and early detection services into national health insurance benefit packages is a life-saving and cost-efficient strategy, and helps achieve universal health coverage.