World Cancer Congress 2026
Committed to working together, sharing knowledge, and forging international partnerships to improve health equity and reduce the burden of cancer around the world.
Organised every two years by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the World Cancer Congress (WCC) is the leading international conference in cancer control. It brings together a a community of professionals from different fields in the cancer control – researchers, clinicians, advocates, policymakers, and people with lived experience – from over 120 countries.
Each edition is hosted in a different country by a local UICC member organisation, WCC is a unique gathering where people from around the world connect in person to exchange knowledge, spark new ideas, and drive real change – so that cancer prevention, treatment, and care are more accessible, innovative, and effective for all.
Safeguarding the right to work for people with advanced breast cancer (ABC) and their caregivers: A global snapshot of legislati
Equitable precision oncology in Africa
Harnessing AI and data to predict, personalise and transform cancer care
Sequencing breast cancer scale-up in LMICs: Using service assessment to shape national priorities in Ethiopia
Political prioritisation as a driver of vaccine introduction: Evidence from Nigeria’s HPV rollout
Cost of standard-of-care cancer treatment and financing gaps under AB PM-JAY in India
Building the cancer system of the future in UAE
Equitable HPV vaccination for all
Designing around lives: A decentralised, people-centred oncology care architecture from India