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IARC 60th Anniversary - 19-21 May 2026

Session : 21/05/26 - Posters

Models and frameworks for cancer control

PACHÓN A. 1, LINEROS HURTADO j. 1

1 INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGIA , Bogotá, Colombia

Background
In 2006, Colombia defined its Cancer Control Model, which comprised a set of organized activities aimed at reducing the burden of this disease in Colombia,  which  led to the creation of the 2012-2022 Ten-Year Cancer Control Plan; Recognizing that the country remains one of 57 countries where cancer is the leading cause of premature death, and that population growth and aging are driving a significant increase in the number of new cases, an update to the model was defined to guide public policy actions in Colombia over the next 10 years.
 
Objectives
To review cancer control models around the world, with the aim of contextualizing and visualizing proposals related to new perspectives and the direction of cancer control models worldwide, thereby guiding public policy in Colombia.
 
Methods
A narrative review was conducted by searching the bibliography of the complete set of publications on cancer control frameworks and models that are relevant and current worldwide, using three categories: Cancer control framework, Model for cancer control, Cancer control rationale, by pillars of the continuum: Framework for cancer prevention, Framework for cancer early detection, Framework for cancer care, Framework for survivorship care, and plans: Rationale cancer control planning (or plans), Components cancer control plans, Framework cancer control planning. Selected NCCP Search methodology: PubMed, ScienceDirect, Wiley, and SpringerLink
 
Results
The various reviews identified and more effectively targeted interventions for cancer control. They recognized models that proposed interactions between pathological conditions and contexts of inequality that favor the onset of cancer, as well as those that highlighted the importance of involving actors at different levels, from the individual to public health, which is key to addressing cancer as a complex social challenge. On the other hand, models were identified that emphasize influences that impact the continuity of oncological care and models that group approaches and emphasize factors such as health literacy, commercial determinants, insurance coverage and costs, the quality of doctor-patient relationships, and access to health care with evidence-based interventions.
 
Conclusions/Implications for practice or policy
Taking into account the different approaches proposed in the frameworks and models, Colombia is beginning to update its cancer control model, recognizing the continuum of care (risk control, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, survival, and end-of-life care) as one of the elements that shape the horizon of interventions, strategies, and approaches to address cancer. as well as establishing intervention scenarios articulated through processes (social mobilization and participation, strengthening of human talent, technological evaluation, and transformative communication and education) that involve sets of actions designed to advance the solution, overcoming, or mitigation of the problems or challenges that are prioritized and a core that seeks to strengthen the evaluation of results, the design and adjustment of interventions based on research, development, and innovation.