WHO report on cancer: setting priorities, investing wisely and providing care for all

In 2017, by adopting World Health Assembly resolution WHA70.12 on cancer prevention and control, governments committed themselves to accelerating action against cancer. This WHO Report on Cancer, led by WHO and prepared with the IARC, fulfils the mandate given to WHO. Its purpose is to provide guidance for policy-makers in formulating a response to their national cancer burden by showing that cancer can be controlled as a public health priority by making strategic investments. It thus describes priority policies and programmes in cancer control and evidence-based interventions along the cancer continuum. It sets an agenda for accelerated action to achieve political commitments.