conference notice: Welcome - Bienvenue | World Cancer Congress Montreal August 27-30th (UICC World Cancer Congress)

UICC and its hosts Fondation québécoise du cancer, McGill University and Université de Montréal; are pleased to announce that the next UICC World Cancer Congress will take place from the 27-30 August 2012 at the Palais des Congrès Montréal, Canada.
Held every two years, the Congress represents a unique and ideal platform for the international cancer control community to meet, discuss, share, learn and connect in order to find solutions to reduce the impact of cancer on communities around the world. With this in mind the theme for the for the 2012 congress is "Connecting for Global Impact" and highlights the need for continued support and momentum in translating the benefits of knowledge gained through research and practice to those living with and affected by cancer.

Declaration: The World Cancer Declaration - A call to action from the global cancer community | Union for International Cancer Control

Targets: by 2020

• Sustainable delivery systems will be in place to ensure that effective cancer control programmes are available in all countries
• The measurement of the global cancer burden and the impact of cancer control interventions will have improved significantly
• Global tobacco consumption, obesity and alcohol intake levels will have fallen significantly
• Populations in the areas affected by HPV and HBV will be covered by universal vaccination programmes
• Public attitudes towards cancer will improve and damaging myths and misconceptions about the disease will be dispelled
• Many more cancers will be diagnosed when still localized through the provision of screening and early detection programmes and high levels of public and professional awareness about important cancer warning signs
• Access to accurate cancer diagnosis, appropriate cancer treatments, supportive care, rehabilitation services and palliative care will have improved for all patients worldwide
• Effective pain control measures will be available universally to all cancer patients in pain
• The number of training opportunities available for health professionals in different aspects of cancer control will have improved significantly
• Emigration of health workers with specialist training in cancer control will have reduced dramatically
• There will be major improvements in cancer survival rates in all countries

August 2010 Scientific Programme | World Cancer Congress | UICC

UICC International Union Against Cancer - A call to action (petition)

What is the World Cancer Declaration?

• Launched in 2006 and revised in 2008, the World Cancer Declaration is a call to action to substantially reduce the global cancer burden by 2020.
• It was developed by international cancer control advocates to bring the cancer crisis to the attention of policymakers worldwide.
• It lays out an ambitious set of 11 targets and action plan to stop and reverse current trends.
• It was unanimously adopted at the World Leader’s Summit of policymakers, leaders & health experts during the 2008 World Cancer Congress in Geneva, Switzerland.
• UICC is the “custodian” of the World Cancer Declaration and prioritizes development of a comprehensive response.