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Fundraising for the C2C4C Europe (Country 2 Country 4 Cancer) ride is now officially open! 🚴‍♂️

Thank you to all the cyclists and corporate teams driving this incredible effort! 🙌

👉 Find out more and donate here: https://t.co/BSKUWOEbbm

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Tobacco taxation on products (like cigarettes, cigars, and vapes) in addition to standard VAT is one of the most effective ways to improve public health, by deterring consumption and generating reliable government revenue. Find out more: https://t.co/0xfAoaFpJR #WorldNoTobaccoDay

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Tomorrow is #WorldNoTobaccoDay! Despite more restrictive tobacco marketing laws, the tobacco industry is finding other ways to deceive the public and push its products. Watch our video to find out more.

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We’re excited to welcome  the  European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, to the UICC community. 🎉 Welcome to the UICC  network, CERN.

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UICC was delighted to host the #WHA79 side event “Five years of the World Health Organization’s Global Breast Cancer Initiative: Championing progress, accelerating action”. Thank you to all our speakers and participants!

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📢 Governments must treat clean air as a core part of NCD prevention and a smart economic investment, leaders said at a #WHA79 side event hosted by NCD Alliance and the Union for @uicc .

The event, The Clean Air Dividend: Investing in Health for All, highlighted the urgent need to shift investment away from polluting activities and toward solutions that protect health.

🗨️ "Air pollution is not a natural accident — it is the result of political decisions. Clean air is not negotiable; it is a foundation for dignity and life," said Dr Rüdiger Krech, Director of Environment, Climate Change and Migration at WHO, opening the event.

🗨️ Rosie Tasker from UICC pointed to rising #lungcancer cases among people who have never smoked, showing why air pollution must be treated as a growing public health crisis.

🗨️ Our own Rachael Stanton highlighted that "Air pollution is driving and worsening NCDs, but the solutions offer a triple win: cleaner air, healthier populations, and a safer climate.”

🗨️ Pedro Gullón Tosio, General Director of Public Health and Equity at Spain’s Ministry of Health, shared lessons from Spain’s experience implementing low-emission zones, highlighting the importance of governance, evidence and equity.

🗨️ Astrid Puentes Riaño, UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment, reminded the room that clean air action must also be understood as a human rights issue.

🗨️ “The case for clean air is not new spending, but cost avoidance — especially since 71% of clean air measures deliver net economic benefits,” said Chhavi Bhandari from @GeorgeInstIN.

🗨️ Seema Bali, Our Views, Our Voices Global Advisory Committee member and co-chair of the Healthy India Alliance National Network of People Living with NCDs, stressed that communities must be continuously involved in shaping clean air policies, not consulted as a one-off exercise.

🗨️ The event closed with a call to #ActOnNCDs and air pollution from partners, including Christie Oliver of @Haleon_health , and Nina R., of @CleanAirFund .

🗨️ In closing remarks, @DrMariaNeira, Senior Fellow at the Clean Air Fund, said health professionals have a critical role to play in communicating the health risks of air pollution, including its links to cancer.

You can find more highlights here 👉 https://t.co/SJOerSPW72

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UICC was delighted to co-host the side event ‘Building people-centred cancer systems: advancing rights, equity and support across the care pathway,’ with McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer, at UICC’s offices this morning. #WHA79 #CancerControl

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UICC is pleased to convene 'AI serving better patient outcomes' with support from partner Amgen during the #WHA79 to discuss this and other key questions.

📅 Register to join us on Thursday 21 May
🕐 10:00-12:00 CEST
📍 UICC offices
👉 https://t.co/mT9l2hNTsh

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UICC will engage throughout #WHA79 on behalf of its members, to advocate for stronger action on cancer control and ensure the voice of the cancer community is heard in global health discussions.

Find out more: https://t.co/hTZENaTHoq

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The Cancer Planners Forum successfully concluded in Geneva. 🎉 120 participants from 54 countries, including 45 cancer planners from 42 countries gathered over two days to discuss and exchange best practices for effective cancer control planning. Stay tuned for the highlights!

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Great continuation of UICC’s Cancer Planners Forum in Geneva this afternoon.

A key takeaway was the importance of developing strong evidence-based cases that clearly demonstrate the return on investment.

#CancerPlanners #CancerControl

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The #CancerPlanners Forum is off to a strong start, with 120 participants from 54 countries, incl 45 cancer planners from 42 countries. This morning’s insightful presentations and discussions were grounded in real-country experience in making NCCPs truly effective.

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We’re excited to kick off the Cancer Planners Forum in Geneva today!

Welcome to Geneva. We hope you have a productive meeting.

#CancerPlanners

📷 Photos @ Adrien Buttier

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Today, on International Nurses Day, we thank oncology nurses and all nurses around the world for their unwavering dedication, compassion, and resilience.

Thank you for the extraordinary work you do every day! 🧡

#InternationalNursesDay

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Did you know almost 3 billion people live with a lung condition?

🫁2,400M TB/pneumonia
🫁570M COPD/asthma
🫁3.4M lung cancer

This year at #WHA79 join @uicc @TheUnion_TBLH & @FIRS_LungsFirst to talk integrated lung🫁health!

#ActonNCDs #LeadonNCDs #lungcancer #WorldAsthmaDay

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@bcighana @tevapharm @Delta @kempinskiACC @touchbbca A great initiative!

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Tomorrow, 120 national cancer planners and experts from 50 countries are joining us in Geneva for the second edition of the Cancer Planners Forum!

Stay tuned for more! #CancerPlanners

https://t.co/GZxYNG73MZ

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Debbie Shiell, CEO of Ovarian Cancer Australia, explores this year’s World Ovarian Cancer Day theme – No Woman Left Behind – drawing on her experience working in ovarian cancer in Australia: https://t.co/h44vbG4YDo

#NoWomanLeftBehind

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In the latest episode of Let’s Talk Cancer, Cary Adams, CEO, UICC, speaks with Dr Jackson Orem of the Uganda Cancer Institute, a UICC member organisation.

🎧 Find out more: https://t.co/tz9NLzPpR5

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Throughout the #WHA79 week, UICC will host, co-organise, and contribute to a series of in-person side events focused on advancing policy dialogue and practical solutions on cancer and NCDs.

Find out how you can take part:
🔗 https://t.co/hTZENaTHoq