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 will also feature abstract-led sessions showcasing implementation science and new studies relevant to cancer control.
Press conference
More information coming soon
ACCREDITATION
Application for accreditation to the Congress is open to all media professionals working for newspapers, news services, magazines, radio and television stations, and online publications engaged in disseminating news.
Media registration is free for accredited press and includes all privileges of a full participant.
If you do not have a press card but can otherwise qualify as a member of the press with a significant audience, please reach out to Eric Grant, UICC Communications and Media Manager at grant@uicc.org for assistance.
Only media badge holders will be admitted access on-site. Publishers and representatives of sales, advertising or marketing departments of publications or other news organisations may not register as media.
APPLYING FOR ACCREDITATION
Applicants for media accreditation should submit an application with supporting documents, including:
- Press credentials and/or business card
- Published news outlet / freelance materials
The UICC Press & Media Team will send confirmation and registration instructions once your supporting documents are approved.
Press and media:
- Eric Grant: +41 79 1241523, grant@uicc.org
- Nicole Engelbrecht: +41 79 547 0822- engelbrecht@uicc.org
Logistics:
- Ronan Carella carella@uicc.org
Important information: You will not be able to register as a media representative to the World Cancer Congress 2024 until your accreditation has been approved by UICC. Note that their decision regarding all press registration requests are final.