Search Tag: IARC
Rising-cancer-cases-worldwide-urgent-call-to-action
2024 06 Feb
A recent report released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) ahead of World Cancer Day sheds light on the escalating burden of cancer worldwide. According to fresh projections, the number of new cancer cases in Europe is anticipated to rise by 22.5 percent over the next twenty years. Globally, there is an estimated 55 percent...Read more
January-is-cervical-cancer-prevention-month
2022 14 Jan
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as well as the U.S. Congress marks January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. The U.K also recognizes 17-23 January 2022 as Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Over 14,000 U.S. women are diagnosed each year. Globally, it was estimated in 2018 that cervical cancer caused 311,000 deaths making...Read more
Outdoor-air-pollution-classified-as-major-environmental-contributor-to-fatal-cancer-by-iarc
2013 24 Oct
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the dedicated cancer agency of the World Health Organisation, has in a recent statement classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans. The IARC Monographs Programme gathered the world’s foremost experts in order to review the latest 1000 scientific papers...Read more