Breast Cancer Workshop at the World Cancer Congress 2024

UICC is delighted to be holding a further in-person workshop on breast cancer at the World Cancer Congress 2024 (WCC), in collaboration with the WHO Global Breast Cancer Initiative (GBCI). The workshop will be held on Thursday 19 September in Geneva, from 2pm – 5pm and will build on the one held at the World Cancer Congress 2022 focusing on the first pillars of the GBCI - 'Advancing early detection of breast cancer in resource-limited settings'.

This second workshop will explore ways to advance treatment and care for breast cancer in resource-limited settings and how civil society and other key breast cancer stakeholders can progress efforts towards the GBCI target of at least 80% of patients completing multidisciplinary treatment.

Participants will benefit from expert insights sharing experiences about strengthening treatment and care for breast cancer patients in LMICs followed by facilitated table discussions.

The workshop will highlight:

• How countries can work towards improving access to treatment for patients, including access to surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, as well as supportive and palliative care;
• Advocacy strategies and policies that support improved access to breast cancer treatment;
• The crucial role that navigation plays in helping patients to access information and services, and hence improve their quality of life and treatment adherence.

“Attending the 2022 Breast Cancer Workshop was a truly beneficial experience. What I found most valuable was learning about the evidence for the use of clinical breast examination (CBE) as a screening method, and knowing that there is real value in developing and sustaining its use in our resource-limited settings.”

Dr Nazima Dharsee, Oncologist, Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Tanzania
Participant in the WCC22 breast cancer workshop

Express your interest to participate

This workshop will only be open to registered delegates of the WCC 2024. 

As there are a limited number of seats, seats will be attributed ensuring geographical representation, a diversity of actors in breast cancer control, and priority will be given to participants from LMICs. 

The form to express interest in participating in the workshop is now closed.