UICC events
Connecting the global cancer control community through our keystone events.
UICC unites cancer professionals and policy makers in premier events like the World Cancer Congress and World Cancer Leaders’ Summit and raises awareness and catalyses personal, collective and government action through World Cancer Day.
World Cancer Day is the one singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. It takes place every year on 4 February.
A biennial event, the World Cancer Congress serves as a platform for discourse and advocacy as well as a learning and sharing opportunity for our members and partners around the world.
The World Cancer Leaders’ Summit is a major biennial high-level policy meeting dedicated exclusively to furthering global cancer control.
The Cancer Planners Forum is the first global gathering dedicated to individuals responsible for developing and implementing National Cancer Control Plans (NCCPs).
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Latest news about UICC events
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World Cancer Day: Towards people-centred cancer care
UICC underscores the impact of AMR on cancer treatment during World AMR Awareness Week
Uniting for cancer control: Highlights from the World Cancer Congress 2024
World Cancer Day 2025 Impact Report
The theme for World Cancer Day 2025-2027 is United by Unique, which will explore different dimensions of people-centred cancer care and new ways of making a difference.
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Quotes from participants
"It was a wonderful experience for us (staff and students at CPUT) and we have learnt a lot about how to offer such activities in the future. We received very positive feedback and the activities were a success in many aspects...You will see that we used the World Cancer Day materials - sincere thanks for that.”