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Declaration

The World Cancer Declaration is a tool to help bring the growing cancer crisis to the attention of government leaders and health policymakers in order to significantly reduce the global cancer burden by 2020.

It represents a consensus between government officials, public health experts and cancer advocates from around the world who are committed to eliminating cancer as a life-threatening disease for future generations.

The Declaration outlines 11 targets to be achieved by 2020 including: significant drops in global tobacco consumption, obesity and alcohol intake; universal vaccination programmes for hepatitis B and human papilloma virus (HPV) to prevent liver and cervical cancer; dramatic reductions in the emigration of health workers with specialist cancer training; universal availability of effective pain medication; and dispelling myths and misconceptions about cancer.

As the custodian of the Declaration, UICC encourages priority actions to achieve the Declaration’s targets locally and nationally and promotes a comprehensive response across the globe.

Declaration news

LIVESTRONG Summit gives Declaration support

World Cancer Declaration receives unprecedented support at the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit, organized by the Lance Armstrong Foundation in Dublin, Ireland, on 24-26 August.

Strong Support for the World Cancer Declaration in China

Support for the World Cancer Declaration has reached another important milestone as Dr. Chen Zhu, Minister of Health in China, officially signed the World Cancer Declaration.

UICC Awards for Excellence - Closing soon

UICC will once again honour outstanding individuals, organizations, and politicians whose contributions have impacted the fight against cancer. Should you wish to submit a nomination, please follow the instructions and fill out the online application

Campaign: "Cancer can be prevented too"

World Cancer Day 2010, led by UICC, its members and with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), will raise awareness of cancer prevention. Each year, over 12 million people receive a cancer diagnosis and 7.6 million die of the disease.

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We the global cancer community call on the world to take immediate steps to reduce the global cancer burden by committing to the 11 Declaration targets and providing resources and political backing for the priority actions need to achieve them.

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Targets

Target 2: Significantly Improve Measurement of Cancer Burden

The measurement of the global cancer burden and the impact of cancer control interventions will have improved significantly.

Toolkit

The Declaration toolkit has been developed to assist individuals and organizations to better understand the goal of the World Cancer Declaration in order to implement activities that work towards achieving the 2020 Targets and Priority Actions.

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