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Most types of cancer not due to bad luck
14 January 2015 - The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), WHO’s specialized cancer agency, strongly disagrees with the conclusion of a scientific report on the causes of human cancer by Dr Cristian Tomasetti and Dr Bert Vogelstein, published in the journal “Science” on 2 January 2015 and widely reported in the mass media. The...
Noncommunicable diseases prematurely take 16 million lives annually, WHO urges more action
19 JANUARY 2015 ¦ GENEVA - Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and prevent the annual toll of 16 million people dying prematurely – before the age of 70 – from heart and lung diseases, stroke, cancer and diabetes, according to a new WHO report.
Countries commit to achieving 30% reduction in tobacco use by 2025
In 2014, the World Health Assembly adopted the global target of a 30% relative reduction in the prevalence of tobacco use by 2025, as part of the monitoring framework for noncommunicable diseases. Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are taking steps to this effect, and are working with WHO to ensure adoption of the target at national...
Tobacco convention crucial to cancer prevention
As quitting smoking is the best way to reduce cancer, WHO is helping implement powerful tobacco controls Tobacco use is the world’s leading preventable cause of death, killing nearly 6 million people annually. About one third die from cancer. Left unchecked, global tobacco-related deaths could rise to over 8 million by 2030. The landmark 2005 WHO...
Cancer research agency leads world in studying causes
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) was established in 1965 with the main goal of identifying the causes of cancer so preventive measures can be taken against them. Based in Lyon, France, the agency coordinates and conducts epidemiological and laboratory research concentrating on human cancer and the relationships between...
Country profiles highlight need for scaled up action on NCDs
In July 2014, world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to assess efforts made since 2011 in controlling NCDs, such as heart disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases. The WHO NCD country profiles 2014 show progress has been insufficient and uneven. The report provides an updated overview of the NCD...
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