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Visit from Scientific Research Institute of #Radiation Medicine & Ecology (NIIRME) of Semey Medical University, 🇰🇿, to discuss joint epidemiological studies of radiation & #cancer in the region of the former Soviet Union nuclear test site☢️ (Polygon).

Read our May/June issue! 📕

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In this issue:
✔️ Global cancer statistics by American Cancer Society and IARC
✔️ Integrating #GenomicTest results in #CancerCare by Raffaella Casolino et al
✔️ #Opioid analgesics for #CancerPain by Abdel Shaheed et al

OncoAlert

The burden of cancer on women video.repubblica.it/salute/dossier… via Repubblica

The Lancet NCI Center for Global Health IARC AORTIC Slacom.org ecancer ASCO ESMO - Eur. Oncology AACR Union for International #CancerControl IAEA PACT MSF International African Center for Research on End of Life Care Union for International #CancerControl UNAIDS

The Indonesian #imPACTReview kicked off with MoH Budi Gunadi Sadikin Kementerian Kesehatan RI presenting his country's ambitions to improve #cancercontrol capacities. He also met the expert team appointed by IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ World Health Organization South-East Asia WHO Indonesia IARC St. Jude Research & MD Anderson Cancer Center.

How can #CancerPrevention reduce #HealthInequities in cancer incidence?

Find out more at the Health inequities in cancer incidence and prevention session chaired by Salvatore Vaccarella and Chanita Hughes Halbert at #PrevConf24 .

Register now: bit.ly/4b4Adj2

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IARC welcomes the Executive Director of the Global #Albinism Alliance, Antoine Gliksohn, for fruitful discussions on skin #cancer research in this high-risk population.

To strengthen regional public health training in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and build capacity for effective cancer screening, a new Gulf Training Program has been launched to improve early cancer detection، in collaboration between the International Agency for Research on…

The IARC Biennial Report 2022–23 is available, showcasing a selection of IARC's work in #cancer research during this time, in collaboration with our partners.
Check out the Biennial Report webpage for key facts & figures, & recent scientific highlights!
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Mozambique‘s #imPACTReview 🇲🇿 kicked off with a visit to Maputo Central Hospital. Experts from World Health Organization (WHO), World Health Organization (WHO)Africa MD Anderson Cancer Center and @IAEAorg are in the country to conduct a comprehensive #cancercontrol assessment.

Mongolia's #imPACTReview 🇲🇳 kicked off by meeting State Secretary for Health Mr Ochirbat Dagvadorj.
Experts from World Health Organization (WHO), World Health Organization (WHO)WPRO, World Health Organization (WHO)Mongolia, IARC, IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️, MD Anderson Cancer Center and KIRAMS 🇰🇷 are in the country to conduct the comprehensive #cancercontrol assessment.

Delighted to discuss the role of mechanistic evidence in evaluating the carcinogenicity of night shift work in a fascinating session at #ICOH2024

Congrats #CancerGrandChallenges team Mutographs on their paper in nature today!

Showing the power of their mutational epidemiology approach, they uncovered mutational signatures underlying global variance in #KidneyCancer incidence rates.

Read: nature.com/articles/s4158… (1/5)

And thanks to the brilliant Cancer Grand Challenges team at CRUK for their total support since Mutographs started, as well as wonderful scientific journey with Wellcome Sanger Institute and UC San Diego colleagues (esp Sarah Moody), partners in the 11 countries, and all the great team IARC.

IARC scientists & partners find 🆕 mutational signatures 🧬 in kidney tumours, indicating existence of multiple, geographically variable, & as-yet unidentified mutagenic exposures, potentially affecting many millions of people.
Results published in nature
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#WorldImmunizationWeek
Viral hepatitis causes more than 1 million deaths per year, including deaths from liver #cancer .
Many #hepatitis infections and deaths can be prevented with vaccines that are safe, available, and effective.
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.@IARC_Dir Dr Elisabete Weiderpass delivered the keynote address on the global #cancer burden due to occupational exposures at the International Commission on Occupational Health in Marrakesh, Morocco. ICOH runs until 3 May.
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#WorldImmunizationWeek
There were 660,000+🆕cases of #CervicalCancer in 2022.
#HPV causes almost all cases of #CxCa , as well as many cases of other HPV-associated cancers, e.g., oropharyngeal #cancer & anal cancers.
#Vaccination can prevent HPV infection.
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