IARC News
WHO Classification of Tumours of the Lung, Pleura, Thymus and Heart 4th edition
08/09/2016 IARC is delighted that the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Lung, Pleura, Thymus and Heart (4th edition) has been Highly Commended in the Pathology category of the 2016 British Medical Association (BMA) Medical Book Awards. As part of the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours, this authoritative, concise reference book serves as an indispensable guide for oncologists and pathologists. See the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Lung, Pleura, Thymus and Heart (4th edition), See the 2016 BMA Medical Book Awards
Videos from Opening Ceremony of IARC conference now available
29/08/2016 Videos recorded during the Opening Ceremony of the IARC 50th anniversary scientific conference, “Global Cancer: Occurrence, Causes, and Avenues to Prevention”, held in Lyon on 7–10 June 2016, are now available. The recordings include the presentations of IARC Director Dr Christopher P. Wild, Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan, and Dr Douglas Lowy, Acting Director of the United States National Cancer Institute. Watch videos
IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention Volume 16: Body Fatness
25/08/2016
A Working Group of 21 independent international experts met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on 5–12 April 2016 to assess the cancer-preventive effects of the absence of excess body fatness. A summary of the evaluations has now been published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The detailed assessments will be published as Volume 16 of the IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention. Also available is a Q&A on the Handbooks Volume 16 evaluations.
Body fatness and cancer – viewpoint of the IARC Working Group
Lauby-Secretan B, Scoccianti C, Loomis D, Grosse Y, Bianchini F, Straif K.
N Engl J Med. Published Online 25 August 2016; http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsr1606602
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European Code Against Cancer website now available in all EU languages
24/08/2016 The 4th edition of the European Code Against Cancer is now available in all European Union languages. The Code provides 12 ways that individuals can reduce their risk of developing cancer, and is a joint project between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the European Commission. The website includes Questions and Answers that provide additional information about the Code’s recommendations and the different types of cancer they help to prevent. Visit website
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IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention Volume 15: Breast Cancer Screening
01/07/2016
IARC Handbook of Cancer Prevention Volume 15
Breast Cancer Screening
A Working Group of 29 independent experts from 16 countries, convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in November 2014, reviewed the scientific evidence and assessed the cancer-preventive and adverse effects of various methods of screening for breast cancer. This publication provides an important update of the landmark 2002 IARC Handbook on Breast Cancer Screening, in light of recent improvements in treatment outcomes for late-stage breast cancer and recent data on the effectiveness of organized screening programmes. The Working Group also considered non-mammographic imaging techniques, clinical breast examination, and breast self-examination.
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