Cancer: Links to WHO, UN, Governmental and Nongovernmental Sites

The following links are to related WHO sites and to partner sites dealing with topics related to the prevention and control of cancer. They provide access to organizations and programs whose efforts to collect and disseminate information complement those made by PAHO. The purpose of offering these links is to facilitate networking and information exchange in the area of cancer prevention and control.

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Cancer Control Programme
• International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
• Screening for Breast Cancer

United Nations: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT)

Global Alliances in which PAHO and WHO participate

• Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP)
• Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI)
• Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research

Governmental Organizations

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, USA)
• National Cancer Institute (NCI), Office of International Affairs (USA)

Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)

• International Union Against Cancer (UICC)
• American Cancer Society
• American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD)
• Breast Surgery International (BSI)
• EngenderHealth
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC)
• International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR)
• International Society of Breast Pathology (ISBP)
• International Society for Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC)
• JHPIEGO, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
• MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC)
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• PATH, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• World Society for Breast Health (WSBH)

PAHO Cancer Page