In this diverse region with countries at differing stages of the cancer transition, cancers associated with infection, smoking, and excess body weight are all common. In Northern Africa, cancer ...

Understanding the transition from infection-related cancers to lifestyle-related cancers in many low- and middle-income countries is vital for planning tailored cancer control programs to reduce the ...

Figure 5. Changes in 5-year age-standardized net survival (%) for children aged 0-14 years diagnosed with acute lymphoid leukemia, select countries 1995-2009. Five-year survival for children with ...

Detection of some cancers at an early stage combined with prompt treatment permits less aggressive treatment, leading to a better quality of life of the patient, and is associated with significantly ...

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada and the second-leading cause, after heart disease, in the USA. About 1.9 million new cancer cases and 693,000 cancer deaths were estimated to have ...

Breast cancer is the leading cancer type in females in most countries in the world in 2018. (Map 1) About one in twenty females will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of their lifetime, ...

An Overview of Interventions and Potential for Impact: Resource-appropriate, broad application of known interventions in each country can substantially reduce the morbidity and mortality associated ...

Globally, there were an estimated 2.1 million lung cancer cases and 1.8 million deaths in 2018. Incidence and mortality rates vary 20-fold between regions. (Figure 1) The variation is similarly large ...

Cancer management starts with obtaining a valid diagnosis. However, lack of diagnostic imaging and pathologists are major barriers to receipt of high-quality oncologic care in many parts of the world.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs (www.monographs.iarc.fr) identify environmental and occupational causes of human cancer. Sometimes called the WHO “Encyclopedia of ...

Limiting carcinogenic exposures in the environment and in the workplace provides an opportunity to reduce the cancer burden, particularly for workers with unacceptably high exposures. Outdoor air ...

Policy and legislation are essential to address the burden of cancer globally and locally. The effective use of law to achieve population health goals requires collaboration across sectors. Increase ...