Cancer is a complex disease with the appropriate treatment of most cancers requiring a multi-faceted approach that spans the entire cancer continuum, including:
• Diagnostic technologies for accurate diagnosis and treatment
• Safe and effective cancer surgery
• Safe administration of effective, quality and affordable medicines
• Radiation therapy for treatmentand symptom control
• Palliative care and relief of symptoms and suffering
Successful cancer control and care programmes in many low resource settings around the world provide effective cancer services across the continuum of care dispelling the myth that this approach is only feasible in high resource settings. Locally appropriate solutions are possible even with scarce resources and policy makers must understand that without each of the critical components of a multidisciplinary approach, high quality cancer care is not possible.
UICC therefore advocates for priority actions to achieve the following World Cancer Declaration targets:
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