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At the 2026 World Cancer Congress in Hong Kong, Thomas Hofmarcher joined the session “Strengthening health systems and policy for women’s cancers in Asia–Pacific and across the globe: evidence, access and innovation”. Thomas gave an overview of five reports focusing on women’s cancers that IHE has released over the past year. Apart from discussing general …
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What are the main challenges in improving outcomes for cervical and endometrial cancer in Mexico, and what should policymakers prioritize? Our new policy brief provides an overview of the current situation and identifies concrete opportunities to improve prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment. The potential for progress is considerable: almost all cervical cancer cases could …
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On 16 September 2026, IHE’s Andrea Manzano participated in the 2nd European Summit on Cancer Prevention and Control in the panel HPV Elimination as a Strategic Priority for Cancer Prevention in Poland and the Region. Drawing on IHE’s work on HPV prevention and cervical cancer elimination in Poland, the discussion focused on what is needed …
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At the IASLC 2026 World Conference on Lung Cancer, IHE’s Thomas Hofmarcher joined a session by the Lung Cancer Policy Network on “Financing the Implementation of Lung Cancer Policy: The Critical Role of Experts and Advocates”. Thomas opened the session with a keynote speech about how health priorities are funded, specifically focusing on lung cancer. …
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Magdalena Stepien joins IHE’s Cancer Policy Team, bringing extensive experience in cancer policy, epidemiology and public health. Carl Willers joins IHE, bringing expertise in health economics and experience from clinical practice and research. A warm welcome to IHE, Magdalena and Carl!
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This Cancer Dashboard report examines the current landscape of gynaecological cancer care in Singapore, with a focus on cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. It brings together publicly available national and international evidence to highlight key developments, outcomes and opportunities across prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and supportive care, while comparing Singapore’s experience in an international …
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How does Serbia perform in lung cancer care compared to other European countries and international benchmarks? This dashboard-style report provides a visual and quantitative description of selected performance indicators in lung cancer care. The analysis is based on both national and international databases. Lung cancer care in Serbia is characterized by a high disease burden …
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The Swedish Institute for Health Economics (IHE) and the Bengt Jönsson Foundation for Health Economics Research are hereby pleased to announce the recipient of the scholarship for this year’s student thesis in health economics. Recipient of this year’s scholarship is Thomas Lane for his thesis “Do Price Increases Actually Prevent Generic Pharmaceutical Supply Issues Like …
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What would happen if European countries extended breast cancer screening to women aged 45 to 74 and increased participation to 75%?
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What are the main challenges with cervical cancer in Hong Kong and what should policymakers do? Our policy brief provides a comprehensive overview of the current situation along with high-level recommendations. The policy brief builds on targeted literature searches and interviews with local experts. Download Policy Briefs about cervical cancer: Mexico Hong Kong the Dominican …