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The UICC World Cancer Congress 2006 will bring together the world's foremost cancer control leaders and practitioners. The Congress will fill a unique program niche, transforming the latest knowledge in all facets of cancer control and organizational development into practical applications to help countries, communities, institutions, and individuals reduce the global cancer burden.

This Congress will mark the first time that multiple aspects of the cancer control community will be united in a single setting. It will combine the participants of the medically focused UICC Cancer Congress with the organizational leaders who attend the UICC World Conference for Cancer Organizations and the (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) biennial conference for state and local public health and cancer control leaders.

The Final Program for the UICC World Cancer Congress 2006 is now available online. Please note our program is constantly undergoing updates as various speakers confirm or amend their presentations. Click on the links below for the freshest program information.

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Half of the conference attendees are expected to be from outside the United States, creating a unique opportunity to share cancer control strategies from around the world. The Program Committee is committed to ensuring that this is truly a global congress on cancer. The vision of the UICC World Cancer Congress is to bring together the leading clinicians, practitioners, governmental and organizational leaders, patient care providers and advocates, and public heath experts to discuss the latest strategies that translate what is known and proven about cancer control into action for diverse economic communities worldwide

The Congress program will present biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research and the application of known cancer control strategies in a variety of settings. It will cover several crucial concepts: translating scientific research into relevant treatment methods; understanding the economic implications of applying cancer control interventions in both developed and developing countries; determining which interventions produce the highest level of results in distinct settings; and enhancing organizational capacity to enable the delivery of appropriate intervention strategies.

To make these concepts into realities, the Congress has adopted the following objectives:

  1. To promote state-of-the-art application strategies that will be ready for the cancer control community to implement following the Congress
  2. To continue the transition of the UICC Congress away from basic science research toward application research
  3. To bring together government health and cancer NGO leaders in the creation of national cancer plans that will promote a worldwide, comprehensive anti-cancer strategy
  4. To provide a forum for leaders from all aspects of the cancer control community to share information and make commitments
  5. To serve as the launching point for worldwide action in transforming state of the science into state of the practice, based on the economic implications of application strategies
  6. To stimulate capacity-building among UICC member organizations and cancer NGOs by providing application strategies that can be used in a wide range of settings
  7. To position the UICC as a key coordinating body for the development of organizational capacity among member agencies
  8. To serve as a launching pad for future biennial Congresses

The Congress Secretariat is pleased to extend to you this official invitation to the UICC World Cancer Congress 2006. We sincerely hope you will join us in Washington, DC for this historic event.

Five tracks will provide options for participants from either developed or developing countries. A separate expert planning committee representative of the worldwide cancer control community plans each track.

Continuing Education

CME Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Cancer Society. CDC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.25 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

CNE Statement

This activity for 17.1 contact hours is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditations.

CECH Statement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is a designated event for the CHES to receive 14.25 Category I contact hours in health education, CDC provider number GA0082.

CEU Statement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training and awards 1.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Program Track Descriptions

Cancer Research, Detection, and Treatment

This track will be the primary source of programs for physicians and other health care providers who seek to expand their knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, as well as the impact of clinical trials on the future of cancer care. This track is underwritten by a grant from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

Public Health, Prevention, and Education

These sessions are for public health scientists and practitioners involved in cancer control research and program implementation who wish to expand their knowledge of new strategies. Major themes includes: behavior change, screening, cancer and risk factor surveillance, comprehensive approaches, and prevention in the developing world. This track is underwritten by several grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Cancer Supportive Care

This track will highlight the advances, challenges, and barriers to providing supportive care to cancer patients worldwide. Major areas addressed include symptom management, psycho-oncology, quality of life, survivorship, palliative care, and end-of-life care. This track is partially underwritten by a grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Building Capacity in Cancer Organizations

Integrating the UICC World Conference for Cancer Organizations into the Congress, this track will enable leaders to enhance skills in governing, organizing, managing, and funding cancer NGOs. Themes include planning and strategy, mobilizing communities, and organizational development. This track is underwritten by the American Cancer Society.

Tobacco and Cancer

This track will feature policy and program strategies for governments and NGOs to reduce smoking and build community and national coalitions. This track will explore new screening technologies for lung cancer, the role of new vaccines and genetic engineering, and preventive strategies to reduce lung cancer. This track is underwritten by the National Cancer Institute Tobacco Control Research Branch and an unrestricted gift from Pfizer Cessation Products.