Features: Fighting Cancer
An IAEA-led strategic plan to increase cancer treatment through radiotherapy in developing countries will bring hope to cancer patients. (Graphic credit: R. Quevenco) See photo gallery :: Visit PACT web site
- Top Features
Hope
for Sri Lanka's Cancer Victims
Fighting
Cancer in Zambia
Saving
a Mother´s Life- IAEA Maps Out Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy, 16 June 2004
- Beating Cancer in Developing Countries, 20 December 2002
- Treating a Hidden Health Threat, 15 August 2001
Fighting Cancer Through Radiotherapy
ARCHIVES: The web pages on Fighting Cancer are for historical and reference purposes. They are no longer being updated. Visit the pages of the Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT)
Key Documents & Backgrounder
- IAEA Responds to Cancer Crisis in Tanzania, IAEA Press Release, 3 February 2006
- Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) Action Note, Report to the Board of Governors, June 2004
- Millions of Cancer Victims in Developing Countries Lack Access to Life-Saving Radiotherapy, IAEA Press Release, 26 June 2003
- Global Cancer Rates Could Increase by 50% to 50 million in 2020, World Health Organization, April 2003
- Improving Cancer Care, IAEA Bulletin, Vol. 43/2, 2001 [pdf]
Media Resources
- PACT Web Site
- Panama´s Cancer Institute, Case Study, March 2004 [pdf]
- Radiation: Best Course for Breast Cancer?, IHT Online, 26 February 2004
- Radiotherapy Video B Roll
- Picture Gallery
- IAEA Radiotherapy Projects Worldwide [Listing, pdf]
- What is Radiotherapy?
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
- International Network for Cancer Research & Treatment
- European Society for Therapetic Radiology & Oncology