UICC has signed an agreement with Indonesia’s National Cancer Center to strengthen access to affordable, quality-assured medicines and diagnostics for chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) under the umbrella of the ATOM Coalition.

Thursday 8 January 2026, Geneva, Switzerland – Thousands of individuals, organisations, and communities around the world will mark World Cancer Day 2026 on 4 February 2026. The second year of the ‘United by Unique’ campaign asks: what does it take to deliver cancer care that genuinely meets people’s needs?

Thousands of individuals, organisations, and communities around the world will mark World Cancer Day 2026 on 4 February 2026. The second year of the ‘United by Unique’ campaign asks: what does it take to deliver cancer care that genuinely meets people’s needs?

The International Agency for Research on Cancer will hold its 60th Anniversary Scientific Conference in Lyon from 19–21 May 2026. Registrations are open with early-bird rates until 9 February, and abstracts may be submitted by 19 January on designated themes. Selected papers will appear in The Lancet eClinicalMedicine.

In this New Year reflection, Ulrika Arehed Kågström, President of UICC, thanks UICC members and the cancer community for its work, and lays out the challenges and ambitions for 2026.

Cary Adams, CEO of UICC, offers a look back at 2025 and ahead to 2026, with best wishes to members, partners, and the wider cancer community.

UICC welcomes the adoption of the long-awaited UN Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health, following several months of dialogue and advocacy. The declaration includes commitments on cancer, and its adoption now paves the way for countries to translate these commitments into national action.

2025 World Cancer Leaders’ Summit united 400+ experts from 55 nations in Melbourne to advance global cancer control.