World Cancer Day Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/world-cancer-day/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:01:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 WHO: Early cancer diagnosis, better trained medics can save lives, money /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/02/who-early-cancer-diagnosis-better-trained-medics-can-save-lives-money/ Fri, 03 Feb 2017 20:03:37 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=24214 Each year, 8.8 million people die from cancer, mostly in low- and middle-income countries, according to WHO figures.

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]]> With focus on cervical cancer, Ban says where people live should not determine chances of survival /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/02/with-focus-on-cervical-cancer-ban-says-where-people-live-should-not-determine-chances-of-survival/ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:21:19 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=15378 Ban Ki-moon called to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health issue while also reducing the burden that millions face from all cancers.

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