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A group of 29 independent international experts from….

09/21/2017

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A group of 29 independent international experts from 16 countries, convened by the International Agency for Research Lyon, France, 3 June 2015 – A group of 29 independent international experts from 16 countries, convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has assessed the cancer-preventive and adverse effects of various methods of screening for breast cancer. A summary of the results, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides an important update of the landmark…

Global battle against cancer won’t be won with treatment alone— Effective prevention measures urgently needed to prevent cancer crisis

02/03/2014

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Lyon/London, 3 February 2014 – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, is today launching World Cancer Report 2014, a collaboration of over 250 leading scientists from more than 40 countries, describing multiple aspects of cancer research and control. Based on the latest statistics on trends in cancer incidence and mortality worldwide, this new book reveals how the cancer burden is growing at an alarming pace and emphasizes the…