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Enjoy the Best Of Congress 2022!

A selection of some of the most popular session recordings of the World Cancer Congress 2022 is now available to the public.

Knowledge sharing is at the core of the World Cancer Congress. All recordings of the…

UICC's World Cancer Congress 2022 Summary Report is out!

The summary report of UICC's World Cancer Congress highlights the success of the hybrid event organised for the first time since 2008 in Geneva where UICC is headquartered.

UICC’s post-Congress survey revealed that 98% of…

UICC closes a successful World Cancer Congress 2022

Three days of stimulating discussions, new and renewed connections and significant announcements marked World Cancer Congress 2022 in Geneva.

Participants from over 120 countries convened in Geneva or connected remotely for…

Award winners celebrated at the Congress

The winners of Best CEO and Best World Cancer Day Campaign had already been announced during UICC’s General Assembly prior to the Congress but received their awards live on stage at the Congress.

The three …

Participants in one of the plenary sessions at the 2024 World Cancer Congress

Programme committee and themes

The programme has been built across six themes and is overseen by a group of influential international experts.

A view from Hong Kong from a mountain at sunset

About Hong Kong

The World Cancer Congress 2026 is scheduled to be held from 24-26 September 2026 in Hong Kong.

Venue

The World Cancer Congress 2026 will take place in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).

The plenary at the World Cancer Congress 2024 with an address from Tedros, the Director General of the WHO, on the main screen

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.

Participants interact in Global Village of the World Cancer Congress 2024

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.

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Press and media

Over 2,000 medical specialists, scientists, NGO and civil society representatives, Ministers of Health, high-level United Nations representatives, and people living with or affected by cancer attended WCC 2024 at the International Conference Center in Geneva.