Thread by @WHO

Today is #WorldCancerDay.

#Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death - accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one in six deaths - despite the fact that all cancers can be treated and many can be prevented or cured.

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The most common cancers are breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancers bit.ly/2Bh7xnG

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Around 1 in 3 deaths from #cancer are due to tobacco use, high body mass index, alcohol consumption, low fruit and vegetable intake and lack of physical activity bit.ly/2Bh7xnG

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Inaccessible care for #cancer reflects the inequalities & inequities of our world.

Comprehensive treatment is reportedly available in more than 90% of high-income countries, but less than 15% of low-income countries bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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The survival of children diagnosed with #cancer is more than 80% in high-income countries, and less than 30% in low- and middle-income countries bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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Breast #cancer survival five years after diagnosis now exceeds 80% in most high-income countries, compared with 66% in India and just 40% in South Africa bit.ly/3oqKgYT

#Cancer diagnosis can push families into poverty, particularly in lower-income countries, an effect that has been exacerbated during the #COVID19 pandemic bit.ly/3oqKgYT

WHO’s efforts are focused on breast #cancer - now the most common cancer; cervical cancer - that can be eliminated; and childhood cancer that is among the most inequitable bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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National cancer centres help ensure a comprehensive approach to #cancer treatment. Bringing preventive, diagnostic and treatment services together makes it easier for patients to navigate services bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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WHO and the @iaeaorg propose a framework for both establishing a #cancer centre and strengthening the provision of services in existing centres bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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Screening is an important element of comprehensive #cancer prevention and control but decisions on what to include in a cancer programme require consideration of a number of complex factors.

WHO guide bit.ly/35RurUL

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Radiotherapy is among the most cost-effective, efficient & widely-used #cancer treatments, and may be considered as a treatment option for an estimated half of cancer patients bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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Despite being a critical component of #cancer care, worldwide access to radiotherapy is still inadequate, particularly in lower-income countries bit.ly/3oqKgYT

The Ministry of Health in #Mozambique has been working with WHO to develop and cost a National Cancer Control Plan. This important step is part of the country’s longer-team effort to help support people at risk of, or living with, #cancer bit.ly/3goAH8n