2024 Programme Browse the 2024 World Cancer Congress programme below to revisit the sessions, speakers, and key themes from this past event Learn more About the World Cancer Congress The World Cancer Congress empowers participants to enhance their impact globally through a multidisciplinary programme showcasing effective cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care. Host of 2026 WCC The World Cancer Congress 2026 will take place from 24 to 26 September in Hong Kong, and will be organised in collaboration with the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, a long-standing member of UICC. Host a World Cancer Congress Hosting the World Cancer Congress offers the unique opportunity for an organisation to welcome the global cancer community in their country. Past Congresses The first International Cancer Congress was held in Madrid in 1933. It led to the foundation of the International Union Against Cancer in 1935, renamed the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in 2010.
About the World Cancer Congress The World Cancer Congress empowers participants to enhance their impact globally through a multidisciplinary programme showcasing effective cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care.
Host of 2026 WCC The World Cancer Congress 2026 will take place from 24 to 26 September in Hong Kong, and will be organised in collaboration with the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, a long-standing member of UICC.
Host a World Cancer Congress Hosting the World Cancer Congress offers the unique opportunity for an organisation to welcome the global cancer community in their country.
Past Congresses The first International Cancer Congress was held in Madrid in 1933. It led to the foundation of the International Union Against Cancer in 1935, renamed the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in 2010.