Dear Delegate,

Cancer is a global issue; it respects no borders and affects us all, directly or indirectly.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) forecasts that by 2020 three out of every five new cancer cases will occur in resource-constrained countries.

As economic development surges forward and people's average life span increases, resource-constrained countries in particular are facing a dramatic rise in cancer incidence.

To make a difference, the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) invites you, as a committed member of the international cancer control community, to contribute to and learn from others at the next biennial UICC World Cancer Congress in 2008. It will be held in Geneva, the seat of many key international governmental and non-governmental health-oriented organizations.

The Congress programme will focus on public health, prevention, cancer and tobacco control, palliative care and patient advocacy as they apply to high and resource-constrained countries alike. The rapid progress in treatment will be the centre of many symposia.

Together we can move the cancer control agenda forward and bring hope to millions.

Therefore, do reserve 27-31 August 2008 in your diary. We look forward to seeing you then.