It’s #HPVAwarenessDay! 🎗️

When left untreated, #HPV can result in #CervicalCancer, affecting over 60.000 women across Europe every year.

Vaccination and screening are among our strongest cancer prevention tools. We call on EU and national policymakers to follow the #EuropeanCodeAgainstCancer.

“The European Code Against Cancer is central to our prevention work.”

For decades, the #EuropeanCodeAgainstCancer has been a key prevention tool for cancer leagues to help people make informed decisions that reduce the risk of cancer.

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🍽️ Overweight and obesity can cause 13 different types of cancer.

EU and national policymakers urgently need to make the healthy choice the easiest – the most affordable, accessible, and available option - everywhere.

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Cancer prevention requires action at every level.

The new edition of the #EuropeanCodeAgainstCancer is a true game changer. It makes it clear once again that preventing cancer is a shared commitment.

Thank you Carolina Espina (International Agendy for Research on Cancer), for your inspiring words!

With the new #EuropeanCodeAgainstCancer, EU and national decision-makers now have a clear roadmap to significantly reduce Europe's cancer burden.

We call on policymakers to use the 14 recommendations of the Code as a blueprint for stronger policies to prevent cancer.

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🚬 Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the EU, responsible for over a quarter of all cancer cases.

EU and national policymakers can change this trend by following the science-based recommendations of the #EuropeanCodeAgainstCancer.

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#ECAC5 #TobaccoControl

European Code Against Cancer | 14 ways to prevent cancer Discover the European Code Against Cancer with 14 evidence-based recommendations to help you prevent cancer and lower your cancer risk.

🎗️ This #WorldCancerDay, we pause to remember that an estimated 1.3 million lives were lost to cancer in the European Union in 2022 alone.

The new #EuropeanCodeAgainstCancer gives people and policymakers the tools to act on #CancerPrevention.

This #WorldCancerDay, we are proud to introduce the new #EuropeanCodeAgainstCancer!

Find out more about the 14 ways you – and your policymakers - can promote cancer prevention. Explore and share #ECAC5 with your community. 🔗cancer-code-europe.iarc.who.int

🛡️ #EuropeanCodeAgainstCancer: what’s new?

📌 Launch of the 5th edition
📌 Future of cancer prevention
📌 Patient advocacy
📅 19 Oct | 10:15–11:45 | Hall 6.1
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#ESMO25

Ever wondered what action you can take to reduce your risk of cancer? The #BUMPER project just released 5️⃣ new factsheets packed with essential cancer prevention tips - available in 24 languages! 💡

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