We’re excited to welcome RENESANSA – Women’s Association Fighting Breast Cancer in Kosovo to the UICC community.
Welcome to the UICC network, RENESANSA.🧡
#UICCmembers
20,000 people have already taken action. Will you? La Roche-Posay, a UICC partner, offers a 15-min supportive cancer care course (16 languages available).
For every session completed, €1 is donated to UICC.
www.uicc.org/announcements/embracing-power-supportive-care
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally with 2.3M new cases & 670,000 deaths in 2022, with cases projected to rise 38% by 2050. Improving access to care and addressing social & cultural barriers is essential. @who
🔗 https://www.uicc.org/what-we-do/thematic-areas/women-and-cancer
UICCs HPV champions are breaking down barriers to vaccination & advancing the global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer. Rukaya's work centers on community awareness, screening, education in schools, & promoting HPV vaccination in underserved communities. #HPVAwarenessDay
UICCs HPV champions are breaking down barriers to vaccination & advancing the global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer. @ishukataria3 is leading implementation research that helps bring early detection & prevention closer to communities. 📷 ACCI consortium #HPVAwarenessDay
Wahida, Malaysia, marks 10 years as a fundraiser for the @ncsmalaysia, a UICC member. Her work has helped grow vital funding for education, care & support across Malaysia.
Read her story 🔗 www.worldcancerday.org/stories/wahida-malaysia-supporter-or-otherwise-affected
Israel Lowy, Senior Vice President, Clinical Development Unit Head, Oncology at Regeneron, a valued UICC partner, shares his views on the future of personalised medicine in treating lung cancer and the importance of people-centred care.
Read his blog: https://lnkd.in/eeTGKghT
UICC CEO Cary Adams speaks with Dr Yomna Sherif of the Baheya Foundation 🇪🇬 on supportive care, patient navigation & improving outcomes for women with breast cancer.
🎧 Listen here: www.uicc.org/news-and-updates/news/26-m2-podcast-lets-talk-cancer-providing-supportive-care-egypt
#LetsTalkCancer
UICC has awarded six new Yamagiwa–Yoshida (YY) Study Grants! Thanks to the support of UICC-Japan, these grants enable established researchers to undertake three-month international collaborative visits to leading cancer research centres. Congratulations! https://lnkd.in/eb3RPEeR
In a dedicated session at the #WCLS25 in Melbourne, speakers explored the importance of care beyond medical treatment, calling for system-level changes in communication, shared decision-making, navigation, and data visibility to reduce inequities: https://lnkd.in/e6S6CkYm
.@IARCWHO's latest global report, developed with support from UICC, reveals major disparities in childhood cancer data, especially in LMICs, and calls for strengthened cancer registries to improve care and guide national policies. Discover more: https://lnkd.in/e8fzJBm6
@MonashPCCC, a UICC member, supports people-centred cancer care through integrated models linking metropolitan and regional oncologists.
🔗 www.uicc.org/news-and-updates/news/26-m2-how-monash-partners-comprehensive-cancer-consortium-supports-people-centred
We’re excited to welcome the Association of Medical and Paediatric Oncologists of Kerala (AMPOK) to the UICC community. 🎉
Welcome to the UICC network, AMPOK.🧡
Kendra Chow from World Cancer Research Fund International and Rosie Tasker from UICC at the WHO Executive Board in Geneva
It's been a busy week in Geneva at the @who.int Executive Board, where we've been working with @uiccofficial.bsky.social, meeting with Member State delegations and trying to keep cancer prevention and people-centred care at the top of the global health agenda
🔵🫁 #WorldCancerDay | Desde @aeacap.bsky.social nos sumamos a la campaña de @uiccofficial.bsky.social y reclamamos
🔹más #investigación para mejorar la calidad de vida de l@s #pacientes🔬
🔹acceso equitativo a los tratamientos 💊
🔹detección temprana 🧬
🔹prevención y hábitos de vida saludables 🥗🚭
World Cancer Day brings together individuals, communities & institutions to call for more inclusive & responsive cancer care. "United by Unique" promotes the value of people’s lived experiences in shaping health systems that truly meet their needs. @ascocancer.bsky.social @uiccofficial.bsky.social
Thank you for marking #WorldCancerDay! What a great initiative. If you haven’t done so already, please do add it to our Map of Activities so that others can get inspired: www.worldcancerday.org/map-activities
February 4th is #WorldCancerDay and #StandUpToCancer is joining @uiccofficial.bsky.social in support of their #UnitedByUnique campaign. People-centered care means seeing the whole person and meeting their unique needs with compassion and empathy. 🧡 Learn more at WorldCancerDay.org.
We’re grateful to our World Cancer Day partner, Genmab, a biotech company, for helping make this work possible. Together, we’re amplifying voices and advancing people-centred care this #WorldCancerDay, 4 February 2026. #UnitedByUnique
Cancer is deeply personal, and so are your stories. Whether you’re a person living with cancer, a caregiver, or an advocate, your experience matters. Share it and become part of a powerful movement to improve cancer care worldwide.
#WorldCancerDay #UnitedByUnique
Thank you for your support!
We’re hiring! UICC is recruiting a Head of the @ATOM_Coalition to help reduce cancer-related suffering and deaths by improving access to oncology medicines in LMICs.
Geneva | Swiss work permit required
Deadline: 15 Feb
www.uicc.org/who-we-are/job-opportunities/job-description-head-atom-coalition
UICC members in Vanuatu are advancing year-round cervical cancer prevention—breaking taboos, expanding HPV screening and treatment, and reaching women across islands to achieve the 90–70–90 targets.
#EndCervicalCancer #UICCmembers
Thank you to Roche for supporting World Cancer Day 2026. Your partnership enables us to share powerful stories and reinforce the importance of people-centred cancer care worldwide. #WorldCancerDay 4 February 2026 #UnitedByUnique Genentech 🧡
Cervical cancer elimination is within reach if we act now, together - ensuring every girl is protected through HPV vaccination and every woman has access to prevention, screening, and care.
#EndCervicalCancer
@WHO
Thank you to our World Cancer Day partner MSD! Your support strengthens our ability to raise awareness, share vital resources, and champion people-centred care around the world. #WorldCancerDay 4 February 2026 #UnitedByUnique
Thank you for sharing! #WorldCancerDay 4 February 2026 #UnitedByUnique 🧡
To support the @who #EndCervicalCancer targets, we've created a hub of resources on cervical cancer elimination: https://www.uicc.org/what-we-do/thematic-areas-work/cervical-cancer-elimination/cervical-cancer-resources#49681
As an organisation hosted in 🇨🇭, UICC joins the national day of mourning in solidarity with the victims of the Crans-Montana fire. We extend our sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims, and our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy.
🎉 IARC will host its 60th Anniversary Scientific Conference in Lyon from 19–21 May 2026.
UICC is proud to be a partner of this milestone event, driving progress to reduce the global cancer burden.
🗓️ Register now: uicc.org/news-and-upd...
