UICC urges action

THE Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) called for greater action for World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, 31 May, to prevent over 2.5 million cancer ­ related deaths due to tobacco.

This was announced on Tuesday, May 30, in a statement released from its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

UICC is the leading global organisation committed to reducing the burden of cancer around the world. It works with WHO and civil society organisations at the international level and has developed a range of resources to support its 1,200+ members across 172 countries and territories in advocating for stronger tobacco control policies nationally.

According to Prof Jeff Dunn, AO, the President of UICC: “While there is still much to do and we must remain vigilant, Australia is a prime example of what can be achieved if effective regu­ lation is passed on taxation, advertising, packing, points of sale, raising awareness and protecting people from the effects of tobacco.”

UICC has also featured tobacco control on social media, in numerous articles published on its website and most recently in its podcast series, Let’s Talk Cancer, entitled ‘Tobacco and alcoholmanipulative marketing and how to counter it’.

This podcast and many of UICC’s articles highlight the insidious commercial inter­