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World Cancer Day 2012 - IAEA Director General Statement

2 February 2012 | At the IAEA's annual commemoration of World Cancer Day, held at the IAEA's headquarters in Vienna, Director General Yukiya Amano highlighted the importance of fighting cancer in developing countries, stressing important achievements in the past year: More →

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Fighting Cancer
Interview with Massoud Samiei, Head, IAEA Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT), 4 February 2011:

Cancer in Africa
Interview with Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt's First Lady, 22 September 2010:

What action needs to be taken to tackle the growing cancer crisis in the developing world?

Interview with Massoud Samiei, Head, IAEA Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT), 20 October 2009:

Interview with Werner Burkart, IAEA Deputy Director General, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, 20 October 2009:

Interview with Ambassador Nancy Brinker, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Care, 20 October 2009:

Interview with Professor Peter Boyle, President, International Prevention Research Institute, 20 October 2009:

Radiotherapy for Paediatric Cancer
Dr. Raul Ribeiro, Professor in Paediatrics and Director, International Outreach Program at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA, 4 March 2009:

IAEA and Cancer Control
Werner Burkart, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, 4 February 2009:

Fighting Cancer in Developing Countries
Interview with Professor Peter Boyle, President, International Prevention Research Institute, 20 October 2009

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Together It Is Possible

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Stories and Articles

IAEA and OFID Cooperate on Cancer Control in Vietnam, 2 February 2012
IAEA and Partners Fight Cancer, 2 February 2012
Making Cancer Care More Affordable, 29 November 2011
India Renews Commitment to Fighting Cancer Through IAEA, 25 November 2011
How To Do It Right, 16 November 2011
Director General Visits Asian Nations, 10 October 2011
An Integrated Approach to Cancer Control, 26 August 2011
Director General Visits Albania, 15 July 2011
Director General Visits Latin America, 11 July 2011
Director General Visits Peru, 30 June 2011
I Am a Cancer Survivor's Mother, 11 February 2011
Committed to Fight Cancer, 7 February 2011
Caring for Cancer Patients, 4 February 2011
Delivering Efficient, Effective Cancer Care, 4 February 2011
Cure and Care, 4 February 2011
Making a Difference, 4 February 2011
Breaking Bottlenecks, 25 January 2011
Director General Addresses December Board of Governors Meeting, 2 December 2010
Common Purpose, Common Goals, 26 November 2010
Improving Human Health Through Technical Cooperation, 26 November 2010
Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt's First Lady, Talks about Fighting Cancer in Africa, 22 September 2010
Training and Smart Decision Making Key In Considering New Technology, 22 September 2010
Cancer Epidemic Calls for New Agenda Setting, 22 September 2010
Do Good Without Causing Undue Harm, 22 September 2010
India, Sri Lanka in PACT Against Cancer, 22 September 2010
Concerted Effort Needed To Tackle Cancer Epidemic, 21 September 2010
Preventing an Impending Disaster, 21 September 2010
Seeing Cancer from Patient's Perspective, 21 September 2010
New Linear Accelerator for North Estonia Medical Centre in Tallinn, 20 September 2010
More Than A "Watchdog", 20 September 2010
Fighting Cancer in Developing Countries, IAEA Bulletin (Vol. 52/1, 2010)
IAEA Director General Visits Jerusalem Cancer Institute, 25 August 2010
Monaco Deepens Commitment to PACT, 15 July 2010
IAEA Director General Briefed on Children´s Cancer Care in Egypt, 25 June 2010
Amid Celebration, African Missions Unite Against Cancer, 24 June 2010
Cutting Cancer Treatment Costs to Save More Lives, 24 June 2010
Radiotherapy Industry Works with IAEA to Create Affordable Options for Developing Countries, 22 June 2010
IAEA´s PACT Announces New Partnership, 7 June 2010
Reshaping the Fight Against Cancer in Africa, 14 May 2010
Roche and IAEA Announce Joint Initiative to Train Healthcare Workers for Africa´s Fight Against Cancer, Press Release, 28 April 2010
IAEA Director General Highlights Cancer Control in Korea, 22 April 2010
IAEA and Roche to Present Joint Initiative to Help Africa´s Fight Against Cancer, Media Advisory, 22 April 2010
IAEA Director General Addresses Board, 1 March 2010
How the IAEA Fights the Cancer Epidemic, 4 February 2010
Cut Off From Care, 4 February 2010
The Hidden Epidemic, 4 February 2010
Director General Calls for Global Action to Combat Cancer, 2 February 2010
Distance Learning Course in Radiation Oncology for Cancer Treatment, 5 January 2010
Director General Amano Concludes Nigeria Visit, 15 December 2009
Combating Cancer in Africa, 15 December 2009
IAEA Chief Addresses UN General Assembly, 2 November 2009

Statements

Statement at World Cancer Day, by Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, 2 February 2012
Statement at World Cancer Day, by Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, 7 February 2011
Introductory Statement to Board of Governors, by Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, 2 December 2010
Cancer in Developing Countries - Facing the Challenge, by Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, 20 September 2010
Statement to Fifty-Fourth Regular Session of IAEA General Conference 2010, by Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, 20 September 2010
Introductory Statement to Board of Governors, by Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, 13 September 2010
Introductory Statement to Board of Governors, by Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, 7 June 2010
WHO/IAEA Coordination and Planning Meeting with Member States (IAEA Regional Project RAS/6/060), 29 April 2009
- Statement, by Werner Burkart, IAEA Deputy Director General, Head, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
- Statement, by Ana María Cetto, IAEA Deputy Director General, Head, Department of Technical Cooperation
International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO), 27 April 2009
- Statement, by Werner Burkart, IAEA Deputy Director General, Head, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications [pdf]
- Statement, by Ana María Cetto, IAEA Deputy Director General, Head, Department of Technical Cooperation [pdf]
Introductory Statement to Board of Governors, by Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, 1 March 2010