Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- deputy head of the International Agency for Research on Cancer's surveillance unit
- Quoted on
- Women's health & gynaecology, Cancer
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“Continued progress in early diagnosis and improved access to treatment are essential to address the global gap in breast cancer and ensure that the goal of reducing suffering and death from breast cancer is achieved by all countries worldwide.”
What Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram has said
“four in 10 new cancer cases are linked to risk factors which we already know how to address. This includes tobacco use, infections, alcohol use and excess body weight.”
deputy head of the International Agency for Research on Cancer's surveillance unit · Cancer · 27 Aug 2026 · Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds ↗
Where Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram has been quoted
- Breast cancer diagnoses and deaths expected to surge worldwide, says WHOtheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report findstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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