PAHO/WHO World Cancer Day Webinar: Breast Cancer

On Tuesday 3 February 2015, PAHO/WHO hosted a combined live seminar and remote webinar on screening and early detection of breast cancer in Latin America to commemorate World Cancer Day. The webinar recordings are available in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.

HGEI Director Felicia Knaul, PhD, presented “Closing the Breast Cancer Divide: The case for investing in breast cancer screening.” Other presenters included Dr. Maira Caleffi, FEMAMA Director, on community mobilization; and Dr. Ben Anderson, BHGI Chair & Director, on the scientific evidence on breast cancer screening.

The webinar recordings are available for access from the International Cancer Control Partnership Portal (ICCP Portal) (www.iccp-portal.org):

Portguese
Spanish
English

Take the opportunity to download and learn more about the latest Knowledge Summaries of Comprehensive Breast Cancer Control - a collaboration between the Union for International Cancer Control, (UICC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Global Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI).

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Friday 07 June 2019

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