Closing the cancer divide
Disparities in cancer outcomes exist between the developed
and developing world for most cancers. Patients in lower
resource settings whose cancers are potentially curable in
the developed world unnecessarily suffer and die due to a
lack of awareness and weak health service infrastructure
for access to affordable, effective and quality cancer
services that enable early diagnosis and appropriate
CANCER CONTROL PLANNING
28 CANCER CONTROL 2014
OVERARCHING GOAL:
There will be major reductions in premature deaths from cancer,
and improvements in quality of life and cancer survival rates.
The World Cancer Declaration calls
upon government leaders and health
policy-makers to significantly reduce
the global cancer burden, promote
greater equity, and integrate cancer
control into the world health and
development agenda.
WORLD CANCER
DECLARATION
2013
Target 01 - Health systems will be
strengthened to ensure sustained delivery
of effective and comprehensive, patientcentred
cancer control programmes across
the life-course
Target 02 - Population-based cancer
registries and surveillance systems will be
established in all countries to measure the
global cancer burden and the impact of
national cancer control programmes
Target 03 - Global tobacco consumption,
overweight and obesity, unhealthy diet,
alcohol intake, and levels of physical
inactivity, as well as exposure to other known
cancer risk factors will have fallen significantly
Target 06 - Population-based screening
and early detection programmes will be
universally implemented, and levels of public
and professional awareness about important
cancer warning signs and symptoms will
have improved
Target 07 - Access to accurate cancer
diagnosis, quality multimodal treatment,
rehabilitation, supportive and palliative
care services, including the availability
of affordable essential medicines and
technologies, will have improved
Target 09 - Innovative education and
training opportunities for healthcare
professionals in all disciplines of cancer
control will have improved significantly,
particularly in low- and middle-income
countries
Target 08 - Effective pain control and
distress management services will be
universally available
Target 04 - The cancer causing infections
HPV and HBV will be covered by universal
vaccination programmes
Target 05 - Stigma associated with cancer
will be reduced, and damaging myths and
misconceptions about the disease will be
dispelled
BY 2025:
Figure 1: World Cancer Declaration 2013