Breadcrumb What we do | Events 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. Learn more about UICC events 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. Read more 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. Read more The World Cancer Leaders’ Summit is a major biennial high-level policy meeting dedicated exclusively to furthering global cancer control. Read more Upcoming key events 239 days until World Cancer Day 2024 Learn more 128 days until World Cancer Leaders' Summit 2023 Learn more Upcoming events Stay up to date with all the information related to our contributions and to the international events in the field. See all events 09 May Organiser(s): Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) See details 10 May - 11 May Manila , Philippines Organiser(s): Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) See details Latest news about UICC events World Cancer Day 2023 demonstrates the power of collective action 90 years of working toward closing the gap in cancer care around the world World Cancer Congress returns to Geneva in 2024 One month to World Cancer Day 2023! Best of Congress sessions now available to the general public UICC's World Cancer Congress 2022 Summary Report is out! View more World Cancer Day 2023 Impact Report "Close the care gap": a new campaign addressing inequity in access to cancer care. World Cancer Day 2022 was a special one. It was the year we kickstarted a new campaign, one that shone a spotlight on the issue of equity in health. This issue is close to my heart and has long been a red thread through all the work that UICC does with the support of its members, partners and cancer networks at large... Visit worldcancerday.org for more Latest reports on UICC events Author(s): Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Download ( 4.52 MB ) Author(s): Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Download ( 11.44 MB ) Author(s): Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Download ( 6.99 MB ) More events resources Quotes from participants About World Cancer Day "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.” Penelope Engel-Hills Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa About the World Cancer Congress 2018 “The World Cancer Congress 2018 enabled the cancer community to develop new collaborations, share practical case studies and learn from top experts in all aspects of cancer control. We were able to share knowledge and interact with colleagues from around the world, gaining new perspectives on what we, as a community, can do to reduce the cancer burden over time.” Delegate via WCC 2018 Survey Tags World Cancer Day World Cancer Congress World Cancer Leaders' Summit Convening WCD WCC WCLS calendar of events roundtable meeting 2018 World Cancer Congress Last update Thursday 04 May 2023 Share this page
About World Cancer Day "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.” Penelope Engel-Hills Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa About the World Cancer Congress 2018 “The World Cancer Congress 2018 enabled the cancer community to develop new collaborations, share practical case studies and learn from top experts in all aspects of cancer control. We were able to share knowledge and interact with colleagues from around the world, gaining new perspectives on what we, as a community, can do to reduce the cancer burden over time.” Delegate via WCC 2018 Survey Tags World Cancer Day World Cancer Congress World Cancer Leaders' Summit Convening WCD WCC WCLS calendar of events roundtable meeting 2018 World Cancer Congress Last update Thursday 04 May 2023 Share this page
About the World Cancer Congress 2018 “The World Cancer Congress 2018 enabled the cancer community to develop new collaborations, share practical case studies and learn from top experts in all aspects of cancer control. We were able to share knowledge and interact with colleagues from around the world, gaining new perspectives on what we, as a community, can do to reduce the cancer burden over time.” Delegate via WCC 2018 Survey Tags World Cancer Day World Cancer Congress World Cancer Leaders' Summit Convening WCD WCC WCLS calendar of events roundtable meeting 2018 World Cancer Congress Last update Thursday 04 May 2023 Share this page
