World Cancer Report Updates
The Learning Platform from the 2020 World Cancer Report
Discuss the latest scientific evidence.
Learn from other disciplines and geographical regions.
Break down silos.
Learning Opportunities
Self-paced resources
Webinar Recording: The Present and Future of Lung Cancer Screening
What is the current evidence on lung cancer screening? How can risk prediction and biomarkers contribute to make lung cancer screening more effective and efficient? What role could artificial intelligence play in lung cancer screening? Watch the recording from the 7th World Cancer Report Updates webinar to find out!
Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention – Teaching Toolkit
This freely accessible online teaching toolkit is designed to support anyone involved in transmitting knowledge and skills on cancer research for cancer prevention. It includes modifiable Power Point slides, suggested quizzes and exercises, links to relevant data visualization tools, and useful references. The first module of the toolkit, “Rationale and Scope of Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention”, is now available.
Webinar Recording: Polygenic Scores for Cancer Prevention
What is the current status of research on polygenic scores?
What are the main opportunities and limitations of polygenic scores for cancer prevention?
How could polygenic scores be applied clinically for cancer prevention in the future?
Watch the recording from the 6th World Cancer Report Updates webinar to find out!
About
The World Cancer Report Updates platform provides learning resources and opportunities related to selected content (or highlights) from the 2020 World Cancer Report, as well as current developments in cancer research for cancer prevention.
It aims to widely disseminate knowledge about these highlights and to invite researchers and professionals to learn about these topics from different perspectives.
The World Cancer Report Updates learning platform was developed with the support of and in collaboration with the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).
Highlights from the 2020 World Cancer Report
Read more about each of those highlights on the IARC World Cancer Report webpage.
Socioeconomic Disparities
In diverse countries (including high-income countries), socioeconomic disparities limit the impact of proven preventive interventions.
Body Weight
Although excess body fatness increases the risk of cancers at various organ sites, including the colon and rectum, the risk may be reduced by intentional weight loss.
Individual Susceptibility
Individual susceptibility to particular cancers is increasingly understood from molecular technology.
HPV Vaccination
Cervical cancer may be eliminated as a public health problem by vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, even in low-income countries where cervical cancer is the major cancer type.
Pollution
Cancer-causing pollution of air and water are amenable to intervention by technological and regulatory means.
Sporadic Cancers
Deaths from sporadic cancers (i.e. cancers for which no recognized exposure accounts for tumour development) may be prevented by screening or earlier diagnosis.
Tobacco
Tobacco use continues to be a major cause of cancer worldwide.
Sun Exposure
Protective options are being taken against hazardous exposure to sunlight.