WHA58.
22 Cancer prevention and control
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly,
Having examined the report on the prevention and control of cancer;1
Recalling resolutions WHA51.
18 and WHA53.
17 on the prevention and control of
noncommunicable diseases,...
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WHA58.
22 Cancer prevention and control
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly,
Having examined the report on the prevention and control of cancer;1
Recalling resolutions WHA51.
18 and WHA53.
17 on the prevention and control of
noncommunicable diseases, WHA57.
17 on the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health,
WHA56.
1 on tobacco control, WHA57.
12 on the reproductive health strategy, including control of
cervical cancer, and WHA57.
16 on health promotion and healthy lifestyles;
Recognizing the suffering of cancer patients and their families and the extent to which cancer
threatens development when it affects economically active members of society;
Alarmed by the rising trends of cancer risk-factors, the number of new cancer cases, and cancer
morbidity and mortality worldwide, in particular in developing countries;
Recognizing that many of these cases of cancer and deaths could be prevented, and that the
provision of palliative care for all individuals in need is an urgen
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