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Our new Director Dr Weiderpass is an expert in cancer epidemiology and cancer prevention. IARC has a female Director for the first time!
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IARC release latest estimates of global
#cancer
burden.
We estimate 20 million new cases & 9.7 million deaths from cancer occurred in 2022.
Detailed incidence & mortality info for 185 countries & 36 common cancers now available in IARC's
@GLOBOCAN_GCO
PR:
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#GLOBOCAN2018
the global estimates of cancer incidence & mortality is live! Data show 10 cancers cause 65% of newly-diagnosed cases & deaths. Trends show contrasts between & within countries. Read the press release , explore the data
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New estimates of the global burden of
#cancer
in 2020 now published!
#Globocan2020
. IARC estimates that the cancer burden has risen to 19.3 million new cases & 10.0 million deaths this year
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Félicitations encore à
@CaroGarcia
sur sa saison incroyable 🥳🎉🎾🏆!
Le Circ est fier de dire que nous
#FlyWithCaro
, mais on est encore plus fier de dire qu’elle « FlyWithCirc » aussi !
Merci Caro pour votre soutien et profitez de vos vacances🏖️ bien méritées !
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On
#WorldCancerDay
, IARC launches the new World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for
#Cancer
Prevention!
#IARCWCR
focuses on prevention & offers the most comprehensive overview of relevant research available to date!
#WCD2020
Available for free download here
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New estimates of the global burden of
#cancer
associated with
#infections
in 2020 now published!
#GCO
.
IARC estimates there were 2.3 million new cancer cases caused by infectious agents in 2020 (out of a total of 19.3 million new cancer cases that year)
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Dr Elisabete Weiderpass has been re-elected for a second five-year term as IARC Director by the IARC Governing Council, which is composed of representatives of the 27 IARC Participating States plus the Director-General of WHO.
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The WHO Classification of Tumours: Paediatric Tumours is now available in print.
This is Volume 7 of the 5th edition of the series.
We take this opportunity to thank Dr
@IanCreeUK
for his exceptional leadership during his time as Head of the
#WHOBlueBooks
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We gathered in our auditorium one last time to say👋 to the IARC tower, our home for the past 50 years.
We look forward to welcoming you to our Nouveau Centre from 2023 – a celebration of
#OpenScience
& a new chapter in our mission to create a🌍 where fewer people develop
#cancer
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Over 35 million new cases are predicted in 2050, a 77% increase vs cases in 2022. Tobacco🚬, alcohol🍺🍷 & obesity🍔 are key lifestyle risk factors behind the increasing incidence.
Air pollution remains a major environmental risk factor🌬️.
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IARC marks
#CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth
by highlighting the work that remains to be done for the 🌍 to eliminate this disease by the end of the century, & by promoting the tools💉🔍 that are available to achieve this goal🥅.
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Today is
#WorldLungCancerDay
! IARC estimates
#LungCancer
to be the 2nd most common cancer in the 🌏, accounting for approx 1 in 8 of all cancer cases.
The risk of lung cancer is 20-25 times as high in men and women who smoke compared to those who do not smoke.
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IARC has evaluated the carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a
#firefighter
🧑🚒. After thoroughly reviewing the available scientific literature, the Working Group classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)
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After 10 years as our Director, we say an enormous thank you to
@Chris_P_Wild
for inspiring our
@ECSA_IARC
scientists, forging partnerships around the 🌎, & keeping us focused on our mission of
#CancerResearchForCancerPrevention
. 🙏 THANK YOU! 🙏
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We’re preparing the next World Cancer Report to publish later in 2019. It deals w/ the most recent results & info on cancer “across the board” like no other book. We questioned one of the editors, Dr Bernard Stewart, about the book – read his answers here
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IARC is saddened by the passing of Professor Dame Valerie Beral. She was a dear friend & an outstandingly innovative cancer epidemiologist, committed to the highest-quality science & rigour. She will be deeply missed. We convey our deepest condolences to her family & friends.
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IARC & members of
@WHO
’s Department for
#NCDs
are working together to ensure data & evidence are the foundation of
#cancer
control programmes worldwide.
Cancer registries are key to success.
@GICR_IARC
develops registries that provide
#DataForAction
, making cancer data count!
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Cervical Cancer is the 4th most common cancer in women! January is
#CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth
. Stay tuned to IARC channels where we’ll be focusing on
#CxCa
& posting interviews & info about IARC’s work to prevent & eliminate this disease
#HPV
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Today, WHO formally launches the Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of
#CervicalCancer
. IARC supports
@WHO
by providing key evidence, technical materials & updates for policy-makers, programme managers & experts implementing the Global Strategy
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36 participants from 26 countries are starting the second part of their
#IARCSummerschool
2023 experience at the new IARC headquarters building⏺️!
Don't forget out Public Events Series, which continues with six more exciting lectures in June!
Join here:
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This World Cancer Day
#WCD2019
is all about eliminating
#CervicalCancer
. IARC supports
@WHO
in the Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative. Find out how!
#cxca
#VaccinationWorks
#CancerResearchForCancerPrevention
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“A staggeringly large number of children lose their mother due to cancer each year. IARC is estimating orphans due to cancer across the world.”
Dr
@valmacsee
speaks during a press conference about maternal orphans due to cancer at the
@uicc
#WorldCancerCongress
.
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Our
@IARC_Dir
spoke with
@NatureCancer
about IARC’s work throughout 2021, how we will deliver
#cancer
research that matters in 2022 & the years ahead, COVID’s effects on cancer control, & priority areas for IARC & regulatory authorities. Read the intw here
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IARC scientists demonstrate, for 1st time, efficacy of a single dose of HPV vaccine in adolescent girls against persistent infection with HPV 16 & 18. Results published in
@LancetOncol
. Study could open door to ~90% of 👧s who currently lack access to vax
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Volume 3 of the new 5th Edition of the WHO Classification of Tumours: Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours
#WHOBlueBooks
is now available in print format!
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Tomorrow,
#IARC
will release estimates on the global burden of
#cancer
in 2018. The
#GLOBOCAN2018
database will update the Global Cancer Observatory, our interactive platform for visualizing cancer data
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IARC has published a children’s book about
#cancer
! A Checklist for Dad by Dr
@TricLarose
is a story for kids that provides answers to questions they may have about the occurrence of cancer in their family & promotes healthy behaviours they can adopt
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For the 1st time, female
#BreastCancer
has become the most commonly diagnosed
#cancer
, surpassing
#LungCancer
, according to new IARC estimates for 2020. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death.
#Globocan2020
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On 12 September,
#IARC
will release the latest estimates on the global burden of
#cancer
. The
#GLOBOCAN2018
database will provide estimates of cancer incidence & mortality in 185 countries for 36 types of cancer, for all cancer sites.
@AmericanCancer
@wcrfint
@CR_UK
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New
#IARC
publication examines the problem of
#SocialInequalities
in cancer and identifies priority areas to help reduce these inequalities. Scientific Publication 168: Reducing Social Inequalities in Cancer: Evidence and Priorities for Research
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January is
#CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth
. This year, IARC will highlight 3 different research projects demonstrating how we’re tackling the global burden of
#CervicalCancer
. Visit our website regularly or subscribe to our socials to catch our updates
#cxca
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The
#Cancer
#Prevention
& Early Detection module starts the 2nd part of its programme at the 🆕IARC headquarters building⏺️ today!
Registration is still open for the last 3 sessions of the Public Events Series of the
#IARCSummerschool
2023.
Register here:
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IARC launches Cancer Over Time, a new subsite of
@GLOBOCAN_GCO
that enables interactive visualizations of trends in
#cancer
-specific incidence & mortality rates in 60 countries over the past 65 years
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IARC launches Atlas of
#BreastCancer
Early Detection, a substantial resource of freely available🖼️&🎦 for training in procedure & interpretation of clinical breast examination, mammography, ultrasound, image-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology, & biopsy
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Drinking
#alcohol
increases the risk of developing at least 7 different
#cancer
types!
3 out of 4 cancer cases caused by alcohol occur in men but alcohol directly increases the risk of developing female
#BreastCancer
, the most common cancer type in the 🌍
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📢 New IARC research reveals increased consumption of
#UltraProcessedFoods
is linked to higher risk of
#multimorbidity
involving
#cancer
,
#diabetes
and
#heartdisease
, highlighting importance of choosing whole or minimally processed foods.
👉🏽 Read more:
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New HPV vaccine 💉targeting 4 virus sub-types tested on 9-14 yr olds is highly immunogenic and safe. This new option could help boost coverage for younger populations globally.
#cervicalcancerelimination
#HPV
#Vaccine
👉Read more:
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IARC scientists, with
@Cancer
Leagues &
@CancerFinland
, have published the roadmap for the
#European
@CancerCode
within the
@iPAAC_project
. The code is the key
#cancer
prevention tool named in the recent
@EU_Commission
’s
#BeatingCancerPlan
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Après 5 décennies dans la tour🏢 de Grange Blanche, le CIRC ouvre aujourd’hui une nouvelle page de son histoire, au ♥️ du
#Biodistrict
#Lyon
-Gerland ⏺️.
Merci à tous d’avoir facilité et pris part à cette journée historique pour le CIRC🙏!
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2 modules, 75 selected participants, 42 nationalities: The
#IARCSummerschool
2021 starts today with the 1st module “Introduction to Cancer Epidemiology”. IARC is opening some of the Summer School content to a wider audience. Visit the Channel for more info
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New IARC study finds 1.9 million lives are lost yearly to cancers caused by 4 preventable risk factors - smoking, alcohol, excess weight and HPV - across 7 countries 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦
🚬 is by far the biggest driver of preventable cancer deaths
👉 Read more:
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IARC welcomes the Kingdom of
#SaudiArabia
🇸🇦as our 28th Participating State!
Our collaboration will strengthen efforts advancing
#cancer
research & prevention in the country, region, & globally, & underscores the Kingdom’s commitment in these areas
@SHC_GOV
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WHO Classification of Tumours: Head and Neck Tumours is now available in print format.
Head and Neck Tumours is Volume 9 in the 5th edition of the
@WHO
series on the classification of human tumours, AKA the
#WHOBlueBooks
.
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World
#Cancer
Report is focused on cancer research for cancer
#prevention
and, for the first time, includes a section on inequalities that affect cancer prevention
#SocialInequality
and a chapter on sporadic cancer
#IARCWCR
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IARC researchers have developed an innovative & systematic approach for searching global literature
#databases
& evaluating the volume & type of literature available on potentially carcinogenic agents for consideration by the IARC Monographs
#datamining
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IARC estimates 2.2million cancers were caused by infectious agents in 2018.
#Hepatitis
B caused 360K of these.
#HepB
can be prevented by
#vaccination
. On
#WorldHepatitisDay
,
@WHO
focuses on a
#HepatitisFreeFuture
by preventing hepB among mothers &newborns!
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The
@WHO
Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology, the 2nd vol of the🆕series from
@IACytology
& IARC, is now available in print📘!
The series includes a unique synthesis of evidence & practice & is linked to the
#WHOBlueBooks
📘.
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Today is
#WorldCancerResearchDay
!
#Research
needs researchers so we’d like to thank everyone who dedicates their life to studying
#cancer
and remind you that
#IARC
is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships for Training in Cancer Research
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IARC is celebrating the 50 years of the Monographs programme from Dec 2021 to Dec 2022. The 1st Monographs meeting took place on 13-17 Dec 1971. Check the IARC website regularly for more info on events celebrating 50 years of the Monographs!
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#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth
#ColorectalCancer
is the 3rd most common
#cancer
type 🗺️wide & the 2nd most common cause of cancer death, leading to ~1 million deaths per year.
Effective screening techniques exist that could reduce the number of deaths from this disease.
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#HappyNewYear
from all at IARC. Don’t forget that January is
#CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth
! Stay tuned for more info about this disease, how it occurs, whom it affects, & how IARC is working to prevent it!
#CxCa
#HPV
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Our new Director, Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, spoke to staff about why she came to
#IARC
and her motivation– a strong desire to reduce human suffering.
#CancerResearchForCancerPrevention
. Learn more about Dr Weiderpass
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IARC releases 🆕 Evidence Summary Brief, “Protection from a Single Dose of
#HPV
Vaccine: A major public health impact from IARC studies of
#vaccine
efficacy”, highlighting recent developments that are huge steps to ⏩ the elimination of
#CervicalCancer
.
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Investing sustainably in
#cancer
registration for cancer control in
#Uganda
.
Dr
@FreddieBray_
in
#Kampala
with the African Cancer Registry Network
#AFCRN
,
@WHO
, & the Kampala Cancer Registry visiting the WHO Country Office,
@Makerere
University,
@UgandaCancerIns
, &
@MinofHealthUG
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Dr Carolina Espina & Ms Anouk Berger announce the launch,
#today
, of the
#Cancer
Prevention
#Europe
Learning Centre! The 1st set of modules of the multilingual online programme are on the
@CancerCode
, with more on the way!
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IARC held a Welcome Ceremony in the IARC Nouveau Centre in Gerland, Lyon, France, to welcome personnel into the new building & launch a new era of
#OpenScience
!
Exciting times & opportunities in
#cancer
research ahead!
📸Marc Detiffe
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Applications for IARC Postdoctoral
#Fellowships
2021–23 now open! Early career scientists from low-&middle-income countries (
#LMICs
) are eligible to apply to join the ranks of the 630+
#Postdoctoral
Fellows we have trained over 50+ years. Apply by 30/11/20
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IARC recently announced that 2020 saw 19.3 million new
#cancer
cases & 10 million cancer deaths. How did we get these figures? Read this
#IARCpaper
in
@IntJCanc
to find out
For a breakdown of geographical variation 🌏, see
@CAonline
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IARC launches
#CervicalCancer
Image Bank to help develop
#AI
methods of
#cancerdetection
. The launch of this database, which is expected to include 57000+ images from ~5500 cases, comes 1 year after launch of the
@WHO
#CxCa
Elimination Initiative
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The WHO Classification of Tumours of the Eye, the final volume of the 4th edition of the WHO Classification of Tumours series, is now available. The
#WHOBlueBooks
provide an international standard for
#cancer
researchers & those caring for cancer patients
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IARC scientists & partners demonstrate high & durable immune response 10 years after
#vaccination
in👩&👧who received a single dose of
#vaccine
against
#HPV
. New
#IARCpaper
in Vaccine
@WHO
recently recommended supporting 1-dose schedule for HPV vaccination
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#WorldCancerDay
Dr Elisabete Weiderpass
@IARC_DIR
presents the new World
#Cancer
Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention
#IARCWCR
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New
#IARCpaper
with partners suggests replacing processed & ultra-processed foods & drinks with equal amounts of minimally processed foods & drinks may reduce risk of various
#cancer
types.
Study published
@TheLancetPlanet
-ary Health
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New
#IARCpaper
shows that
#BladderCancer
mutations can be detected in the urine of individuals up to 10 years before clinical diagnosis. The test has huge potential as a non-invasive tool that could significantly improve early detection of bladder
#cancer
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IARC welcomes the Expert Working Group of the
@EU_Commission
#EC
Initiative on
#CervicalCancer
for its first in-person meeting to develop new evidence-based European guidelines on cervical
#cancer
#screening
& an associated quality assurance scheme
#CxCa
.
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IARC launches CanScreen5 learning programme, a freely accessible online self-paced set of educational resources on “Improving the Quality of
#Cancer
#Screening
”. Enrol here:
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Scientists from IARC & partners find evidence that dietary intake of industrial
#transfatty
acids 🍔is associated with elevated
#BreastCancer
risk in the largest study of its kind
#transfat
🍟. Published in
@BioMedCentral
#IARCpaper
#breast
#cancer
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IARC researchers & partners give overview of global burden of
#BreastCancer
in 2020 & predictions up to 2040. New cases will increase by 40% to >3 million cases & breast
#cancer
deaths will increase 50% to 1 million deaths in 2040. New study in The Breast
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Day 1 of the IARC Summer School is over but you don’t need to miss out! For the 1st time, video recordings of all main lectures are available free of charge on a dedicated online learning space. Register here & check it out!
#CancerPrevention
#epidemiology
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IARC has opened applications for a 5-day course “
#Statistical
Practice in
#Epidemiology
using
#R
🖥️” at IARC headquarters in
#Lyon
, France🇫🇷, on 3-7 June 2024.
Visit the webpage to access the course details, registration fee, & application.
More information
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39 participants connected from 26 countries for the live kick-off session of the
#Cancer
Epidemiology module of the
#IARCSummerschool
! You can follow some of the summer school content too! Find it here:
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In October, IARC will mark
#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
w/ a series of videos & infographics focusing on the global burden of
#BreastCancer
, the most common cancer type in women. In 2018, there were ~2.1 million new cases of breast cancer & ~627 000 deaths.
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#CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth
! Even including
#cancers
that affect both men & women, in 2018, cervical cancer was the most common cancer in 23 countries & the main cause of cancer death in 30 countries! IARC supports
@WHO
’s global call to action to eliminate
#CxCa
!
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#WorldHealthDay
Congratulations
@WHO
on 75 years promoting health, keeping the 🌍 safe, & serving the vulnerable to enable
#HealthForAll
.
We’re proud to be
#WHO75
, working on the most important initiatives to prevent cancer 🌎wide!
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IARC will mark
#CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth
by highlighting the latest estimates of the burden of
#CervicalCancer
& explaining how we support
@WHO
’s global strategy to accelerate the elimination of
#cxca
as a public health problem
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New study by IARC researchers & partners published in
@LancetGH
provides comprehensive assessment of global incidence & mortality patterns of
#CervicalCancer
, serves as a baseline to measure impact of
@WHO
's Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative
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Applications for the IARC Summer School 2021 are now open! Courses will be held fully online this year, offering a unique opportunity to learn and benefit from IARC’s expertise from anywhere in the world! Application deadline: 1 March! More info
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New
#IARCpaper
finds that the burden of
#CervicalCancer
remains high in many countries. Continuing high rates of
#CxCa
in
#LMICs
& recent 📈 in countries in Eastern
#Europe
& sub-Saharan
#Africa
are of particular concern to
@WHO
’s 2030 elimination target
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