Chinese Anti-Cancer Association 2009 case study
CCO brought together over 4,000 participates each time it was held. As co-sponsor of the congress, the President of UICC participated in the event and raised awareness about the mission of UICC among the Chinese healthcare workers and cancer survivors.
Consistent with the mission of UICC, CACA is leading and coordinating a large scale breast cancer screening project among 530,000 women between the ages of 35 and 69 in 30 Chinese provinces from 2008 to 2010. It is reported that 3,823 women were diagnosed with benign tumours and 287 with breast cancer. Apart from improving awareness of early detection, the project aims to reach the goal of establishing screening guidelines for Chinese women.
In 2009, the UICC China Spoke was formally launched and set up in Tianjin, at the headquarters of CACA. Under the banner of UICC, CACA will be working together with the UICC membership in China to achieve the goal of eliminating cancer as a major life-threatening disease for future generations.
