Ulrika Årehed Kågström, President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and Secretary General of Cancerfonden, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“National cancer control plans are essential to strengthening cancer prevention, care and research around the world. But having a plan on paper is not the same as ensuring it leads to real progress for patients.
Last week, I participated in the Cancer Planners Forum in Geneva, organised by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) together with World Health Organization, IARC – International Agency for Research on Cancer / World Health Organization , International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and ICCP. Bringing together participants from more than 50 countries, the forum focused on one of the most important questions in global cancer control: how do we turn national cancer strategies into practice?
Across discussions on prevention, financing, implementation, inequities, data and AI, it became clear that strong cancer control depends on long-term commitment, clear priorities and collaboration across sectors and borders.
What struck me most was the level of engagement among people working on these issues. Behind every national cancer control plan are people working every day to move these questions forward, often over many years and through changing political and economic realities.
Forums like these matter because they create space for honest exchange and practical learning between countries facing many of the same challenges.
I left Geneva encouraged by the continued international commitment to strengthening cancer control.”
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