Highlights of the programme:
- Innovation in cancer prevention and care
- Patient-centred care, including psychosocial support and the importance of socio-economic factors in cancer recovery
- The impact of antimicrobial resistance on cancer care and ensuring sustainable and equitable access to effective medicines
- Women’s cancers: the need to develop integrated approaches to care
- Addressing global disparities in childhood cancer outcomes
- Tobacco control, strategies to counter industry influence and regulate new products
- Links between alcohol and cancer
- Improving access to cancer care in LMICs and extending cancer care to the most vulnerable, including refugees, displaced people, and underprivileged communities.
The programme also featured abstract-led sessions showcasing implementation science and new studies relevant to cancer control.
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Photo gallery
A gallery of the best photos from WCC 2024 is now available. The photos are free to access and download. Users are kindly requested to credit the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) when using images, specifying that they were taken during the World Cancer Congress 2024. Please CLICK HERE to access the gallery.
Contacts
Press and media:
- Eric Grant: +41 79 1241523, grant@uicc.org
- Nicole Engelbrecht: +41 79 547 0822- engelbrecht@uicc.org
7 October 2024