UICC Annual Report 2005

Annual Report
Putting cancer on the global agenda

International Union Against Cancer Union Internationale Contre le Cancer
2005
UICC Council
Executive Committee
President: John R Seffrin (USA) Chair of the Finance Committee: John C Baity (USA) Past President: Eliezer Robinson (Israel) Treasurer: Louis J Denis (Belgium) Members elected by the Council: Mary Gospodarowicz (Canada) Arun P Kurkure (India) President-elect Franco Cavalli (Switzerland)
Members
Graeme Brien (Australia) Michael Daube (Australia) Ketayun A Dinshaw (India) Liisa Elovainio (Finland) Tom Hudson (Ireland) Tomoyuki Kitagawa (Japan) Ray Lenhard (USA) Antonio Llombart-Bosch (Spain) Melissa S Luwia (Indonesia) Claire Mallinson (UK) Ivano Humbert Marchesi (Brazil) H Fred Mickelson (USA) Sherif Omar (Egypt) Thierry Philip (France) Robert Schweitzer (USA) Odd Sreide (Norway) Kazuo Tajima (Japan) Walter Weber (Switzerland) Susie Wilkinson (UK) David M Zacks (USA) David Zaridze (Russia) You Hui Zhang (China) Miri Ziv (Israel)
Strategic Leaders
Robert Burton (Australia) Kenneth Nilsson (Sweden) Yussuf Saloojee (South Africa) Hlne Sancho-Garnier (France)
The Executive Committee
Editor, International Journal of Cancer Harald zur Hausen (Germany) Executive Director Isabel Mortara (Switzerland)
UICC Staff
Executive Director Isabel Mortara Deputy Executive Director Brita Baker Administrator Evelyn Zuberbhler Prevention and Early Detection Maria Stella de Sabata Katarzyna Stocka Tobacco Control Sinad Jones Jacqui Drope Louisa Stewart GLOBALink Ruben Israel Harold Colomes Alexander Schurtz Knowledge Transfer Brita Baker Raluca Grigorescu Lohes Rajeswaran Karen Silverman Beate Vought Patient Services/Relay For Life Ana Olivera Lohes Rajeswaran Finance and Administration Juerg Boller Jeannette Nyandwi Marion Ovide Philomne Taylor Campaigns and Communications Jose Julio Divino Carlos Ocampo Praic Ramonn Anna-Maria Vandelli Membership Susan Simmons Ciara Browne Annie Imhoff Information Technology Pascal Diethelm Italo Goyzueta Diego Mirner ACS Liaison Nancy Lins
UICC has made every effort to ensure all information contained in this Annual Report is accurate and cannot be held responsible for any inadvertent errors that may have occurred Editorial, design and layout: UICC Printed with vegetable inks on environment-friendly, FSC-certified paper by Naturaprint
From the President and the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Cancer conferences in 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Milestones in 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Putting cancer on the global agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 The world wakes up to chronic disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Preventing and controlling cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Freeing the world from tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Translating knowledge into action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Supporting and empowering patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Franco Cavalli, UICC President-Elect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 UICC Conferences in 2006 and beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 UICC Member Organisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 UICC Fellows 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 UICC Roll of Honour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Task Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 UICC International Union Against Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Auditors' Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Balance Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 UICC Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Mission
Vision
ICCs mission is to build and lead the global cancer control community engaged in sharing and exchanging cancer control knowledge and competence equitably, transferring scientific findings to clinical settings, systematically reducing and eventually eliminating disparities in prevention, early detection, treatment and care of cancers, and delivering the best possible care to all cancer patients.
ICCs vision is of a world where cancer is eliminated as a major life-threatening disease for future generations.
UICC Annual Report 2005
Table of contents
Table of contents
From the President and the Executive Director
John R Seffrin UICC President
Isabel Mortara UICC Executive Director
ancer spares no one. It touches the rich and poor, young and old, men, women and children. This year alone, seven million people will die from cancer and 11 million will be diagnosed. Complacency and inaction on the part of the international community will effectively contribute to more than 10 million cancer deaths each year by 2020. These numbers are much more than just statistics. They are real people mothers and fathers, wives and husbands, daughters and sons, friends and colleagues. They are people who enrich their cultures and people who are loved by their families. Cancer is costly for societies as well as individuals and threatens development when it affects the economically active in many countries. Globally, the incidence of cancer is on the rise because of increased exposure to such risk factors as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. Infections, environmental carcinogens, and rapidly ageing populations also contribute to the global cancer burden. Many cases of cancer can be prevented. The technology for diagnosing and treating cancer is
mature, and many further cases of cancer can be cured, especially if detected earlier. Providing palliative care for all those who need it is an urgent humanitarian responsibility. But the gap between what we know about cancer and what we do about cancer continues to widen. Worldwide cancer control can only be effective if it is given priority at the highest levels of decision-making. These were among the weighty reasons that led WHO member states at the 58th World Health Assembly in May 2005 to adopt their first-ever resolution on cancer prevention and control. For the global cancer control community, 2005 was a momentous year. Hard on the heels of the WHA resolution came the launch of UICCs World Cancer Campaign, focusing initially, with the My Child Matters initiative, on cancer in children. In November, the initiative approved grants to 14 projects in resource-constrained countries, and already these grants are bearing fruit and making a difference in childrens lives. Later in the year, WHO published a path-breaking report on the challenge of cancer and other
Cancer conferences
chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes even in countries where historically chronic disease has been a low public health priority. Preventing Chronic Diseases: A vital investment projected that out of 58 million deaths in 2005, chronic diseases would account for 35 million 60% of all deaths. It noted that, contrary to common perception, this largely invisible epidemic is worst in low- and middle-income countries, where 80% of all chronic disease deaths occur. In these and many other ways, the world in 2005 recognised that preventing and controlling cancer is not a luxury for the rich whether rich individuals or rich societies. It is a vital challenge facing us all. As the only international association linking the whole community of non-governmental cancer-fighting organisations, the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) plays a key role, together with our members and our partners, in meeting this challenge. Together we can make a difference!
ICC's International Calendar of Cancer Conferences lists major international cancer-related conferences, meetings and congresses over three years and is available in print and at www.uicc.org. In 2005, 22,000 copies of the printed version were distributed, thanks to funding from Novartis Oncology. Conferences held under the auspices of UICC in 2005 included: Cancer in the Developing World, Egypt (March) 4th Regional Conference of the Asian-Pacific Organisation for Cancer Prevention (APOCP), Iran (April) Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) 30th Annual Congress, USA (April) 13th Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference, Greece (June) International East-West Symposium on Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Canada (June) 7th Middle East Oncology Congress (COMO VII), Lebanon (August) Beyond Information: Increasing Efficacy in Prevention, France, (September) Molecular Targets of Cancer Chemotherapy, Italy (September) Moscow Breast Cancer Forum, Russia (October) Wuhan International Lymphoma Symposium 2005, China (October) 1st International Cancer Control Congress, Canada (October) Cancer Genetics and Cancer Care: How Do These Interact to Affect Practice? UK (November) 5th International Conference of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), Senegal (November) Cancer of the Lung and Mediastinum, Kuwait (November) International Oncology Congress, Latin American Society of Medical Oncology (SLACOM), Argentina (November)
From the President and the Executive Director Cancer conferences
Making a PACT
Milestones
January The year begins with the first of five application deadlines for UICC International Cancer Fellowships. Over the year, 193 new fellows will join more than 5,000 health professionals who have benefited from this programme. February UICC launches its new online newsletter, UICC eNews. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) enters into force; by the end of the year, 116 countries are parties to this landmark international health treaty. March In Paris, UICC and France's National League Against Cancer launch the French-language version of Evidence-based Cancer Prevention: Strategies for NGOs. In Egypt, the National Cancer Institute (Cairo) hosts a conference on cancer in the developing world. April UICC and WHO publish the second edition of Global Action Against Cancer. The Asian-Pacific Organisation for Cancer Prevention holds its fourth Regional Conference in Iran. Abstract Plus in Spanish UICC's free hospital cancer registration software goes online. May The World Health Assembly passes its first-ever resolution on cancer prevention and control. France inaugurates its National Cancer Institute in Paris, and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is officially opened in Stockholm, Sweden. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) celebrates its 40th anniversary. On World No Tobacco Day, UICC releases Cancer and Tobacco: Global Voices, Global Action, presenting the experience of those in the frontline in the war against tobacco. June UICC launches the World Cancer Campaign to scale up awareness of the fight against cancer, with a firstyear focus on childhood cancers. Through its My Child Matters initiative, it announces grants of up to 50,000 in 10 developing countries. July Cancer survivor Lance Armstrong wins the Tour de France for the seventh time. UICC, the American Cancer Society and Cancer Research UK announce a second round of FCTC implementation grants for tobacco control advocates. Sir Richard Doll, whose groundbreaking research established smoking as a major cause of lung cancer, dies aged 92. UICC convenes an expert conference to develop national cancer control planning resources and country profiles.
Cancer is a growing crisis all across the developing world. We can save thousands of lives if we put together the tools, the knowledge and the political will to fight cancer effectively. Mohamed ElBaradei IAEA Director-General and Nobel Laureate
n 2005, the International Atomic Energy Agency launched its Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy. PACT builds upon the IAEAs 30-year experience in cancer therapy and is designed to respond to the wide range of cancer needs in developing countries. Working agreements are being developed with UICC and other partners such as WHO and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to comprehensively address cancer treatment needs in the developing world, create a sustainable capacity for multidisciplinary cancer control and achieve maximum public health impact.
August With less than a year to go, UICC steps up publicity for its World Cancer Congress in Washington DC, which for the first time ever will meet back to back with the World Conference on Tobacco OR Health. UICC representatives visit Uruguay and Argentina to lend their support to ratification of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. September UICC President-Elect Dr Franco Cavalli visits China, holding meetings with the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, the Chinese Cancer Research Foundation and the Chinese Medical Association. UICC publishes a handbook on how to set up a Hope Lodge. In Vancouver, Canada, the My Child Matters initiative is presented at the 37th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), a partner in the initiative. The 18th Asia-Pacific Cancer Conference meets in Seoul, Korea. October UICC, its members and its support groups mark breast cancer awareness month - Pink October - with events worldwide. The first International Cancer Control Congress meets in Vancouver. UICC supports the new World Hospice and Palliative Care Day as an important means of raising public awareness, to the benefit of cancer patients and their families globally. WHO publishes Preventing
Chronic Diseases: A vital investment. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei. November The My Child Matters initiative announces grants to 14 childhoodcancer projects in Bangladesh, Egypt, Honduras, Morocco, the Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam. The International Union Against Cancer began in 1933 as an initiative of those engaged in cancer research but over the decades embraced a wide range of organisational members. Now the UICC Executive Committee approves extending the possibilities of membership to include individuals. The new category of individual membership will be launched in 2006. December The International Atomic Energy Agency establishes its PACT Programme Office in Vienna, Austria, and appoints Massoud Samiei to head the new office (see page 4). Fifteen new member organisations join UICC in 2005. At the end of the year, membership stands at 268 organisations in 84 countries.
n 22 May 2006, almost a year to the day after the adoption of the World Health Assembly cancer resolution, UICC mourned the sudden death of Dr LEE Jongwook, Director-General of the World Health Organization. Dr LEE became Director-General in July 2003, after almost two decades of service in WHO. His tragic and unexpected death deprives us of a valued colleague who was providing distinguished leadership in the fight against cancer. His dedication and commitment to the health of humanity was an inspiration and a motivation for us all. At the UICC World Cancer Congress in Washington DC this July, he was scheduled to speak on building a dynamic global action network to control cancer, and we were looking forward eagerly to hearing his vision of how WHO could help all of us to deliver on this global commitment. We mourn the loss of an exemplary leader and friend.
Milestones
In Memoriam
The opportunity to save lives and to contribute to well-being has never been greater
n 30 June 2005, UICC launched its World Cancer Campaign to scale up awareness of the fight against cancer and coordinate activities at a global level. Five years earlier, the World Summit against Cancer for the New Millennium called for an invincible alliance between researchers, health-care professionals, patients, government, industry and media to fight cancer and its greatest allies, which are fear, ignorance and complacency. It urged that 4 February be marked each year as World Cancer Day.
In 2003, UICC resolved to promote World Cancer Day as part of a global campaign to raise awareness of the cancer burden and to promote cancer control and patient needs throughout the world. It
My Child Matters Advisory Steering Committee

Dr Franco Cavalli (Chair), Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana Prof Tim Eden, International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Dr Alain Herrerra, Groupe sanofi-aventis Prof Jean Lemerle, Groupe franco-africain doncologie pdiatrique Dr Ian Magrath, International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) Dr Ching-Hon Pui, St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Prof Hlne Sancho-Garnier, Epidaure, CRLC Val dAurelle-Paul Lamarque Dr Eva Steliarova-Foucher, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Geoff Thaxter, International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organisations (ICCCPO)
saw this as a unique opportunity to draw attention to the challenges of cancer, educate policymakers and the public, and deepen the collaboration between UICC and its members and partners. Two years later, the UICC World Cancer Campaign began with the My Child Matters initiative, focusing on childhood cancer. Over the coming years, it will address many aspects of the fight against cancer. Why children? Specific types of childhood cancer are uncommon on a global scale, yet collectively they represent an important public health problem, explains UICC Executive Director Isabel Mortara. This is especially so in poorer countries, where childhood cancer is often detected too late to be treated effectively and appropriate treatment is not available or affordable. In these countries, three out of every five children with cancer will die. But given the minimal conditions for early detection and appropriate treatment, many young lives could be saved. In November 2005, the My Child Matters initiative awarded grants to 14 childhood cancer projects in 10 resource-constrained countries Bangladesh, Egypt, Honduras, Morocco, the
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Sponsorship, with top-up funding from the US National Cancer Institute. Childhood Cancer: Rising to the challenge documents current knowledge about the incidence, cauPhoto credit: Honduran Foundation for Children with Cancer ses and psychosoPhilippines, Senegal, Tanzania, cial aspects of childhood cancer, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam. with reports from the International The initiative is a UICC partner- Agency for Research on Cancer ship with the sanofi-aventis and the International PsychoDepartment of Humanitarian Oncology Society. It will be publi-
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shed in 2006. A second report, making a comprehensive analysis of the chain of care in paediatric oncology in the 10 countries initially selected for project support, will be published later. Projects in six more countries will be selected for funding in 2006. Childhood cancer in developing countries is severely underfunded. This UICC initiative is a tremendous step forward, which we wholeheartedly applaud. Prof Jean Lemerle Groupe franco-africain doncologie pdiatrique
cean Road Cancer Institute, established ten years ago, is Tanzanias only specialised treatment centre. Burkitts lymphoma is the most common form of childhood cancer in subSaharan Africa, Executive Director Twalib Ngoma says. Its very aggressive, but its also exquisitely sen-
sitive to chemotherapy, and our policy is to supply this treatment free of charge. Ngoma tells of a nine-year-old girl, her jaw swollen by the lymphoma, who travelled 1,000 kilometres to the institute, on roads that were barely passable because of the rainy season. Six cycles of chemotherapy later, she was free free from intravenous fluid administration, free from the raid of cytotoxic drugs on her body, and free from disease. Today, when asked what she plans to do with her life a life she so nearly lost she says that she intends to become a doctor.
Projects awarded funding

Bangladesh ASHIC Palliative Care Unit Salma Choudhury, ASHIC Foundation, Dhaka Childhood Cancer Campaign MA Mannan, Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Egypt Education of patients, families, and society, and promoting awareness of paediatric oncology care and support in Egypt Salah Abdel Hadi, National Cancer Institute, Fom El Khalig, Cairo We are the children, we are the world Ayman Omar, Medical Philanthropic Association, Fakkous Cancer Centre, Fakkous Honduras Battling the abandonment of treatment by paediatric cancer patients through the establishment of satellite clinics in different regions of Honduras Ligia Fu, Honduran Foundation for Children with Cancer, Paediatric Haemo-oncology Unit, Hospital Escuela Tegucigalpa Morocco National campaign to increase the early diagnosis of childhood cancer in Morocco Fouzia Msefer Alaoui, La Maison de lAvenir, Hay Nahda II, Rabat Pain management in children with cancer Mohamed Harif, Moroccan Society of Haematology and Paediatric Oncology, Casablanca Philippines The Philippine CanServe Project: expanding access to treatment and improving care of retinoblastoma and childhood leukaemia in the Philippines Julius Lecciones, Philippine Society of Pediatric Oncology, Philippine Childrens Medical Centre, Quezon City Senegal A paediatric oncology continuous care unit Claude Moreira, Service Pdiatrique, Hpital le Dantec, CHU de Dakar, Dakar Tanzania Expanding access to treatment of Burkitts lymphoma in Tanzania Twalib Ngoma, Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam
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families Claudia Snchez Machuca, Paediatric Oncology Unit, Instituto Oncolgico Dr Luis Razetti, Caracas Optimisation of the parenteral mixtures unit at the Hospital de Nios JM de los Rios Clara Zappi, Parenteral Mixtures Unit of the Venezuelan Association of Parents of Children with Cancer, Hospital de Nios JM de los Rios, Caracas Vietnam Improving the competence of the National Cancer Institute and some pilot provinces in prevention, care, and support for children suffering from cancer Nguyen Ba Duc National Cancer Institute, K Hospital, Hanoi
Ukraine Immunocytochemical diagnosis of leukaemias and malignant tumours in children of the Ukraine Daniil Gluzman, RE Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology, and Radiobiology, National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kiev Venezuela Psychosocial and nutritional support for paediatric oncology patients and their
The world wakes up to chronic disease

For the 25 million people living with cancer today and the millions more who will get the disease if we fail to act, it is encouraging that cancer is now a priority for global institutions such as WHO. Isabel Mortara, UICC Executive Director
t the 58th World Health Assembly in May 2005, ministers of health adopted the worlds first resolution on cancer prevention and control. UICC welcomed the resolution as a major step forward in the fight against cancer and called for concerted efforts from governments, civil society and international organisations to ensure its rapid implementation. WHO has now begun to develop a global cancer control strategy to strengthen and accelerate the translation of cancer control knowledge into public health action. In 2006, WHO will publish Cancer Control: Knowledge into Action, a series of six modules aimed at helping states to develop strategies to improve cancer prevention, treatment and care. UICC is represented in several of the WHO committees and groups taking this work forward. In October 2005, UICC welcomed the publication of a land-
mark WHO report, Preventing Chronic Diseases: A vital investment. The report builds on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (2003), the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health (2004) and this years cancer prevention and control resolution, explained Dr JoAnne Epping-Jordan, a senior programme advisor in WHOs Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion. Its an advocacy document to get chronic diseases onto the agenda of public health and development. It also makes concrete and practical suggestions for action. In every country, inexpensive and cost-effective measures can produce rapid health gains. Preventing Chronic Diseases proposes a new global goal to reduce the projected trend of chronic disease death rates by 2% each year until 2015. This would avert over 8 million deaths due to cancer.
Chronic diseases represent a huge proportion of human illness, said Richard Horton, Editor of the Lancet, who ran a special series on the subject. While the political fashions have embraced some diseases HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, in particular many other common conditions remain marginal to the mainstream of global action on health. Chronic diseases are among those neglected conditions. It seems that fashions are changing. UICC is determined to ensure that they do.
The world wakes up to chronic disease
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We need to put cancer on the public policy agenda all around the world. We know that every country needs to develop a cancer plan. If youre not planning, youre planning to fail. John R Seffrin, UICC President
Planning for national cancer control Integrated, evidence-based and cost-effective strategies for prevention, early detection, treatment, and palliative care are the most effective way to tackle the cancer burden and reduce the suffering of patients and their families. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play a key role in increasing public and leadership awareness of the cancer problem and in developing effective partnerships for cancer control. In July 2005, UICC convened a conference in Geneva of experts who are involved in cancer control planning. The purpose was to review the lessons learned and identify practical guidance for those countries considering a national cancer plan. UICCs National Cancer Control Planning Resources for NonGovernmental Organisations will be launched in 2006. Based on best practices, the solid experience of those who have already worked on national cancer plans, and input from the field, they provide practical suggestions that can be applied, whatever the situation of a country. Specific recommendations are given for resource-constrained settings. The meeting was preceded by a session on country profiles, a UICC database project designed to help those in low- and middleincome countries in making cancer control decisions compatible with available resources. Data collection and quality checks continue. A first set of country profiles will be ready for release in 2006. Promoting cancer registration in Latin America Cancer registration is the cornerstone of cancer control, and lack of reliable data on a countrys cancer burden is a serious barrier to national cancer control planning. Abstract Plus is an abstracting tool for hospital cancer registries developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). UICC partnered with CDC and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to translate this software into Spanish and customise it to the requirements of individual Latin American countries. The software conforms to the standards of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries and is compatible with IARCs population-based software CanReg.
n October 2005, the first International Cancer Control Congress brought delegates from 65 countries to Vancouver, Canada, to share strategies and experiences. The congress was chaired by Prof Simon Sutcliffe of the BC Cancer Agency (a UICC member), who pointed to its success in allowing interaction and information-sharing among delegates from a wide range of countries. The aim is to build an international community of practice. A second congress is expected in 2007 or 2008, perhaps in a developing country.
Preventing and controlling cancer
Preventing and controlling cancer
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UICC and its partners expect that this new tool will make it easier for hospitals in Latin America to collect cancer data in a standardised form, as a first step towards population-based registration. In March 2005, Abstract Plus in Spanish was made available for free download through the UICC website, backed up by online help. Online training was provided in 2004 and 2005 to 83 registrars in 13 Latin American countries. The importance of Abstract Plus for Latin America cannot be overstated. We can use this free, standardized software to consolidate the information that will provide a firm foundation for population-based registries. Dr Eduardo Payet, Director Metropolitan Cancer Registry Lima, Peru A handbook on evidence-based cancer prevention Cancer patterns reflect the way we live, and the cancer burden in any country can be reduced by focused intervention. In 2003, UICC began work on a handbook to provide scientific evidence to help cancer organisations develop effective strategies for prevention, taking into account the political situation, the social environment and available resources in their countries. Evidence-based Cancer Prevention: Strategies for NGOs, the European version of this handbook, was published in English and Italian in 2004. It examined Europes cancer burden, the role of social factors, theoretical aspects of behavioural change, successful prevention activities, the effectiveness of interventions against major risk factors, and the benefits and risks of screening programmes. A final chapter offers recommendations to European NGOs for setting priorities and designing comprehensive cancer prevention programmes. A French-language edition of the European handbook was laun-
Cancer in the developing world
n March 2005, the National Cancer Institute in Cairo, Egypt, joined with UICC and the Arab Medical Society for Cancer Prevention (AMAAC) to host a successful conference on cancer in the developing world. Topics discussed included cancer research in developing countries, evidence-based strategies for cancer prevention and early detection, public education and the role of the media, and the role of small cancer centres in national cancer control. Health systems in resourceconstrained countries are often overburdened and cancer is a low priority. National cancer control programmes face significant constraints, says AMAAC Secretary General Sherif Omar. We all struggle with a lack of cancer control centres, deficiencies in cancer registration, early detection and screening programmes, and the increasing cost of new medicines, treatments and diagnostic facilities. So this conference was a good opportunity to share success stories and exchange experiences in overcoming obstacles.
To say prevention is to say change. Change in habits, affecting diet and physical activity. Change in lifestyle, to preserve our environment. To say prevention is also to say information information on the concrete action we can take, individually and as societies, to prevent cancer. With its thorough presentation of the science underlying cancer prevention, this handbook allows us to involve ourselves in the new politics of public health. Dr Henri Pujol, President French League Against Cancer ched in Paris in May 2005. A summary in Spanish was produced by the Valencia chapter of the Spanish Association Against Cancer. The handbook is also available in summary form in English (on CDRom) and French. A German-language edition will be launched at the German Cancer Congress in 2006, together with a supplement focusing specifically on Germany. All versions are available online on the UICC website. Cancer patterns vary from region to region. Hence UICC will publish other editions of the handbook, adapted to Asia and Latin America (see page 13), in 2006. Beyond information This was the theme of a seminar at Epidaure, Montpellier, France, in September 2005. Epidaure, which
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loaded from the web (www.fhcrc.org/science/phs/bhgi/guidelines/publications.html). Improving cervical cancer screening in Uruguay UICCs new ICRETT Training Workshop scheme funded the international faculty for a cervical cancer screening seminar in Paysand, Uruguay, in November 2005. The aim was to evaluate 10 years of experience in cervical cancer screening, update screening methods, determine quality controls and indicators and, beginning with a pilot project in the Paysand region, plan an expansion of screening to cover the whole population. This would form an important element in Uruguays national cancer control programme. Specific objectives were to improve access to Pap tests, increase womens participation in screening, train community leaders in teamwork, determine the number of professional workers needed to implement the programme, and enhance the skills of those already working in it. Sample collection premises need to be computerised and linked to a centralised database in the national cancer registry of Uruguay. The seminar, coordinated by the Comisin Honoraria de Lucha contra el Cncer, a UICC member, was led by Prof Hlne SanchoGarnier, UICCs Strategic Leader for Prevention and Early Detection, Prof Leticia Fernandez Garrote, a Cuban public health specialist, and Prof Lisseth Ruiz de Campos, a cytopathology specialist from El Salvador. Participants included doctors, midwives, nurses, cytology experts, social workers and administrators. Cancer Awareness, Prevention and Control: Strategies for South Asia focuses on the current cancer scenario in the region and discusses strategies to meet the challenges of the future. Considering the demographic predictions that the cancer incidence and mortality rates in South Asia are expected to reach 1.8 million and 1.2 million by 2020, this book could not come at a more opportune time. Dr K A Dinshaw, Director Tata Memorial Centre, India
opened in 1998, is a major centre for cancer prevention and health education in Europe. The seminar, for French-speakers working in prevention, included workshops on individual and collective approaches to action, development of a total strategy, different targets and spheres of action, methods to increase effectiveness, and how to evaluate interventions. A series of fact sheets resulting from the seminar will be published in 2006. Breast Health Global Initiative 2005 Guidelines Over a million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and more than 400,000 die. More than half the new cases occur in resourceconstrained countries, where 8 out of 10 women present for diagnosis too late for successful treatment. The Breast Health Global Initiative, founded and led by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre and the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (both UICC members), is an innovative network of individuals, regional, national, and world health organisations, government agencies, NGOs and corporations that share a dedication to improving breast health care and cancer treatment for women in economically disadvantaged countries. UICC is represented on its Steering Committee by Hlne Sancho-Garnier, Strategic Leader for Prevention and Early Detection. Building on guidelines first published in 2003 to help developing nations find ways to make economically feasible and culturally appropriate care available to women, the Breast Health Global Initiative 2005 Guidelines expand and refine the earlier work by proposing a stratified approach to care based on available health-care resources. The guidelines are published as a 129-page supplement in the January-February 2006 issue of The Breast Journal and may be down-
UICC has historically played an important role in cancer prevention and control in Japan, and more generally in the AsiaPacific region. I expect this role to deepen considerably with the launch of the UICC Asia Regional Office in 2006 and the publication of the Evidencebased Cancer Prevention handbook for North and South-East Asia. Dr Kazuo Tajima, Director Aichi Cancer Institute, Japan
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Roughly one in five of all cancers worldwide is caused by tobacco. Each year, tobacco kills around 5 million people, of whom 2 million die of lung cancer. Tobacco also causes other cancers, including cancers of the mouth, head and neck, kidney, pancreas, bladder, and uterine cervix.
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control In February 2005, as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control entered into force, UICC issued a call to governments to back the treaty. Yussuf Saloojee, UICC Strategic Leader for Tobacco Control, highlighted the importance of rapid action, saying, We know that when it comes to cancer, swift action can save lives. We congratulate the 40 countries that are at the forefront of the global movement to tackle tobacco and call on others to ratify the treaty without delay. The future health of millions is in your hands. By the end of 2005, 116 countries were parties to the convention. World No Tobacco Day World No Tobacco Day in May 2005 focused on the role of health professionals in tobacco control. UICC invited members of the cancer community worldwide organisations and individuals to lend their support to the day. Many also sent personal statements, bringing to life the impact of tobaccorelated cancer on their working and The most important thing in our country is to prevent and stop smoking and to take all possible steps to decrease the production of cigarettes. This is especially true in my province, Hunan, which is one of the most important for tobacco production. Prof Zhongshu Yan, Changsha, China
Tobacco-related problems in India are on the rise. Besides smoking, chewing tobacco is common. The increasing incidence of oral and oropharyngeal malignancy is quite alarming. Prof Dipak Ranjan Nayak, ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon, India
Freeing the world from tobacco
Freeing the world from tobacco
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In memoriam
In some remote districts of Nepal, it has been found that 71% of women smoke perhaps the highest rate of smoking among women anywhere in the world Our organization is focusing on an awareness programme throughout the country to promote a comprehensive approach to tobacco control. Diwakar Rajkarnikar, National President Nepal Cancer Relief Society personal lives. Selected statements were published as a UICC report, Cancer and Tobacco: Global Voices, Global Action. It paints a vivid and touching picture of the true face of the tobacco epidemic worldwide, and of how UICC members and the cancer community are taking action to curb it. Effective smoking cessation campaigns Mass media campaigns are a very cost-effective way to change smokers views and feelings about their habit and to encourage them to stop smoking. As more and more campaigns are carried out often with the backing of cancer organisations we are learning how such campaigns can be made even more effective. In 2005, UICC partnered with a group of private and public sector organisations, the Global Dialogue for Effective Smoking Cessation Campaigns, with the aim of sharing experiences and developing expertise in such campaigns. The project brings together advertising agencies, government health departments, cancer organisations and other leading players to develop knowledge in mass media smoking cessation campaigns. Data has been gathered from more than 250 practitioners around the world. In November 2005, a conference in Toronto brought together over 70 people from 13 countries on 6 continents to identify key learnings and capacity-building needs. See www.globaldialogueconference.com Tobacco control in Argentina and Uruguay Representatives of UICC and of the cancer community took part in two important tobacco control meetings in South America. Tom Glynn (American Cancer Society), Sylviane Ratte (French National Cancer Institute), Luk Joosens (Belgian Cancer League), and Sinad Jones (UICC) were among a panel of international of experts who visited Argentina and Uruguay to share their expertise in developing effective tobacco control policies and to lend their support for ratification of the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control. In Uruguay, the delegation made presentations to parliamentarians, civil society and journalists, before being received by President
ir Richard Doll, the British scientist whose work established smoking as a major cause of lung cancer, died in July 2005, aged 92. In 1951, he began to examine the reasons for the dramatic increase in lung cancer over the previous half-century. It wasnt long before it became clear that cigarette smoking might be to blame. I gave up smoking two-thirds of the way through that study, said Sir Richard. The Doctors Study, begun the following year, tracked members of the British Medical Association and documented their smoking habits and cause of death. By the time the 50-year follow-up of the study was published in 2004, it had established the link between smoking and more than 20 fatal illnesses. It revealed the true risks of smoking that among lifelong smokers, two out of three will ultimately be killed by their habit, losing on average 12 years of life. It also showed that stopping smoking at any age improves health and life expectancy. As public awareness and the scientific evidence grew, attitudes to smoking changed forever. In 1954, 80% of British men smoked. Today, that figure is 26%.
President Tabar Vzquez of Uruguay, a former UICC Fellow, addresses an international symposium on tobacco control legislation in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Global smokefree partnership Smokefree policies are effective: they protect health, cut tobacco consumption and may discourage young people from becoming addicted to smoking. 2005 saw the launch of a major new UICC-led initiative to promote effective smokefree policies worldwide. The UICC Global Smokefree Partnership brings together leading organisations and experts from around the world to provide resources and assistance in support of smokefree policies. For more information visit www.globalsmokefreepartnership.org
Tabar Vzquez, himself a practising oncologist. Since taking up office in spring 2005, President Vzquez has enacted a series of presidential decrees, curbing tobacco promotion and advertising, introducing bold new health warnings on tobacco packs, and making all workplaces and public places smokefree. Treatobacco.net Stopping tobacco use at any age improves health and increases life expectancy. It also decreases the risk of tobacco-related cancers. Effective treatment of tobacco dependence is important to help individuals reduce their risk of cancer. Among the many benefits of stopping smoking are a reduced risk of complications after surgery and better treatment outcomes. In 2005, UICC formed a strategic partnership with Treatobacco.net (www.treatobacco.net), an expert resource for those working on the treatment of tobacco dependence throughout the world. Treatobacco.net presents authoritative evidence-based information about the treatment of tobacco dependence, reviewed by international experts. It is available in 11 languages. Treatobacco.net is run by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) and is a collaborative initiative between public and private organisations.
Smokefree policies: healthy, workable, popular
Globalink
GLOBALink is the worlds largest online tobacco control community; at the end of 2005, it stood at 5,300 members. It provides tobacco news in English, French, German and Spanish, and its LOCALink arm now hosts 156 websites and 28 communities. New in 2005 was a world tobacco control multimedia database, launched at the end of June, with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. Currently it holds more than 3,600 pictures, presentations and video clips. GLOBALink members are entitled to a free copy of David Moyers The Tobacco Book, and GLOBALink contributed to the second edition of The Tobacco Atlas, to be published in 2006.
The John Tung Foundation, a UICC member, briefs the media on amending the Tobacco Hazard Control Act to conform to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
n 2005, the worldwide trend to make all enclosed workplaces including bars and restaurants smokefree gathered pace. And the growing experience of national smokefree laws around the world in Ireland, Norway, New Zealand, Italy and Sweden reveals that smokefree laws are healthy, workable and popular. In Norway, independent assessments show that business has not suffered. Instead, a sign at the airport proudly proclaims: Welcome to Norway. The only thing we smoke here is salmon. Nine out of ten New Zealanders support the right to work in a smokefree environment. In Ireland, 98% of people agree that going smokefree has been good for health. In January 2005, Italian smokefree legislation came into force. Despite dire predictions, the law is supported by the vast majority of the population. More than eight out of ten people say they support the law. Swedish bars went smokefree in May 2005. Again the measure enjoys overwhelming support, and 90% of Swedes expressed their intention to respect the law. Scotland and Uruguay also announced that in March 2006 they would become smokefree.
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UICC seeks to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and practical application and between different communities access to cancer information worldwide.
he unprecedented scientific and clinical advances in understanding, diagnosing and treating cancer in recent decades do not guarantee that this knowledge is evenly distributed nor that appropriate treatment is available when and where it is needed. UICC aims to bridge the growing gap between what is scientifically known and what is practically applied. UICC International Cancer Fellowships UICC International Cancer Fellowships provide opportunities for professional development to cancer investigators, clinicians, nurses, and cancer society staff and volunteers. Through the generous financial contributions of sponsors and the expertise of volunteer reviewers, over 5,000 health professionals have benefited from UICC fellowships. Each year, an international panel of over 900 volunteer reviewers consider more than 1,000 applications, and UICC offers almost 200 fellowships with the aim to advance, disseminate, and transfer existing cancer knowledge from those who have it to those who seek it.
In 2005, 193 fellowships were awarded.

UICC Translational Cancer Research Fellowships UICC American Cancer Society International Fellowships for Beginning Investigators UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial UICC International Cancer Study Grants UICC International Cancer Research Technology Transfer Fellowships UICC Trish Greene International Oncology Nursing Fellowships UICC Asia-Pacific Cancer Society Training Grants 4 9 12 151 11 6
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These fellowships support projects in behavioural and psychosocial aspects of cancer and counselling; biochemistry, molecular biology and biophysics; cancer information and education; carcinogenesis, environmental factors and prevention (including tobacco control); cell biology and cell genetics; clinical trials; detection, diagnosis and screening; epidemiology, biostatistics and registries; experimental therapeutics; immunology; medical oncology; paediatric oncology; palliative care; nursing; pathology (including histopathology and cytology); public health policy, services and advocacy; radiobiology and radiotherapy; surgery; virology; and volunteer training.
ICRETT Training Workshops Most UICC fellowships bring people to centres of excellence abroad to improve their knowledge and skills. The ICRETT Training Workshops, formerly known as Reverse ICRETTs or ICRETT for Teaching Faculty, reverse this direction of flow. These workshops, generally lasting three to five days, enable an international faculty of up to three experts to teach groups of appropriately qualified professionals who work in cancer institutes, clinics, or hospitals in resource-constrained countries. Longer visits of up to one month by individual experts to impart their knowledge and skills are also possible. In both cases, new knowledge is directly disseminated to a group of people, rather than an
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individual, and at the place where the skills are to be used. This allows tailoring the teaching to fit the onsite facilities and the educational needs of the participants. In the case of clinical training, it also allows hands-on activities by the participants, who are not restricted to merely observing the new skills, as would be the case if they went abroad. It also circumvents the ever-increasing visa restrictions in many countries. In 2005, 15 workshops were held in Argentina, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, India, Niger, Uganda and Uruguay. Five of them covered The role of communication skills in oncology practice at Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre in Orissa, India, led by Dr Suresh K Reddy of the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas Improving quality and data analysis in cancer registration at the Comisin Honoraria de Lucha Contra el Cncer in Montevideo, Uruguay, led by Dr Robert Zanetti of the Piedmont Cancer Registry in Turin, Italy Prostate brachytherapy at Apollo Speciality Hospital in Chennai, India, led by Dr Gillian M Duchesne of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute in Melbourne, Australia Prevention and early detection of breast and cervical cancer at Tous Unis Contre Le Cancer in Niamey, Niger, led by Dr Hlne Sancho-Garnier of the Epidaure Institute in Montpellier, France, and Organisation, quality and evaluation of a cervical cancer screening programme at the Comisin Honoraria de Lucha Contra el Cncer in Montevideo, Uruguay, also led by Dr Sancho-Garnier. TNM Atlas, fifth edition The Tumour-Node-Metastasis (TNM) classification of malignant tumours, developed by Pierre Denoix of France, was adopted by UICC in 1953. It is the worlds most widely used system for assessing the progression of cancer: T -The extent of the primary tumour N -The absence or presence and extent of regional lymph node metastasis M -The absence or presence of distant metastasis. The TNM Atlas is designed as an aid for the practical application of the system by illustrating the T and N categories in clear, easily understood graphics. The aim is UICC has played a key role in developing and supporting TNM around the world, but much of the data in the international literature comes from developed countries. In updating the TNM classification, this information needs to be complemented by more data from other world regions. Cancer is a heterogeneous disease and human populations are genetically diverse. The Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology (SLACOM) aims to improve cancer care and medical education in the region. The TNM project in Latin America is a UICC-SLACOM collaboration to disseminate the classification and enhance it for the benefit of cancer patients. Dr Eduardo Cazap President, SLACOM
twofold: to enable all disciplines involved to reach a more standardised understanding and documentation of the anatomic spread of tumours and to further enhance the dissemination and use of the TNM classification. A fifth edition of this standard reference book was published in 2005 by John Wiley & Sons (USA) for distribution in the Americas and in 2004 by Springer Science+ Business Media (Germany) for distribution in the rest of the world. Springer (www.springer.com) also published a German translation, with French and Russian translations in progress. Prognostic Factors in Cancer, third edition Work was completed in 2005 on the third edition of Prognostic Factors in Cancer, which amends and streamlines this authoritative monograph on prognostic factors and their use in planning treatment for cancer patients. The text is an extension of UICCs seminal work on the TNM classification of malignant tumours, integrating the current focus on prognostics in cancer, and will be published by John Wiley & Sons (www.wiley.com) in 2006. Prognostic Factors in Cancer is divided into two parts. The first section provides an update on the science of prognosis in general and prognosis in cancer patients in particular, including issues surrounding accuracy of measurement of prognosis and methodology of stu-
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Four interactive courses on How cancer evolves, How it is treated, Managing symptoms, and Cancer as a chronic disease provide almost eight hours of learning in 16 lessons. Each lesson includes at least one formative exercise that asks the user, based on existing knowledge and experience, to select item(s) from a multiple choice list, such as labelling key parts of a cell. Learning checkpoints in each lesson positively reinforce what has been learned so far. Each course ends with a postcourse assessment. Acceptance of the courses for credit with the Continuing Medical Education system in the USA is under negotiation. The basic text, generously provided by the Oncology Nursing Society (USA), was developed by UICC and programmed by Snowfish (www.snowfish.co.uk). Often patients will say that the nurse is the person who is there 24 hours around the clock, and it's very important that the nurse be well represented in the team. We are very active in wanting to be sure that nurses are at the table, so to speak that we are part of decisions about cancer care and policy about cancer care. Pearl Moore Chief Executive Officer Oncology Nursing Society
The TNM classification remains the single most important predictive indicator for cancer outcomes. In the last decade, however, the TNM project has moved from the usual anatomical classification of cancer to determining prognostic factors in cancer, and therefore the project remains as relevant today as it was at its inception. Dr Mary Gospodarowicz Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto, Canada dying and classifying prognostic factors. That section also introduces the timely topic of incorporating molecular oncology into prognosis. The second section consists of sitespecific or tumour-specific chapters and the prognostic factors associated with particular malignancies. The third edition of Prognostic Factors in Cancer illustrates the scope of the field as it stands today. It imparts a perspective on likely outcomes of neoplastic disease that is an increasingly useful tool for physicians and all others responsible for the care of patients with cancer. UICC Cancer Basics Series Work on this e-learning programme reached its final stages in 2005. The programme will be launched at the UICC World Cancer Congress in July. Subject to a licence from UICC, the series allows translation of the text into almost any language or adaptation to national, regional or ethical requirements, without the need for additional development software. The series will be available in DVD format and will be widely promoted to medical and nursing schools, to hospitals and interested individuals. The aim is to provide a wide audience, ranging from health professionals, medical and nursing students to patients, relatives or friends, with a fundamental understanding of the disease and its development, diagnosis and treatment, as well as addressing psychosocial, ethical and legal issues.
A critical component in the global fight against cancer
believe that no activity aimed at eliminating suffering and death due to cancer is more important than building human capacity in places where such capacity is currently limited. Knowledge transfer is therefore a critical component of the global fight against cancer. Through UICCs fellowship programmes, skills that cut across the cancer continuum from prevention to end-of-life care are imparted to those who are on the front lines of cancer research and cancer care around the world. It has been my privilege to participate in the evaluation of applicants for UICC International Cancer Fellowships, and my only regret is that there are many more worthy applicants than there are resources available to fund them. I hope that it will be possible in the future to expand the programmes to meet the challenge and the opportunity that lie ahead of us as cancer incidence and mortality increase in nations both rich and poor. Dr Joe Harford, Director Office of International Affairs US National Cancer Institute
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"Cancer patients are more than statistics. They are real people mothers and fathers, children and siblings, colleagues and friends. People who enrich their cultures, people who sustain their economies, people who are loved by their families." John R Seffrin, UICC President
Allowing people with cancer to speak for themselves UICC believes all people have the right to timely access to cancer services and to participate actively in decision-making with full, informed consent. A patient forum is more than a conference dedicated to cancerpatient issues. It is a public hearing where cancer patients, their families and caregivers have the opportunity to express their needs with regard to quality of care and quality of life. Their voices are a powerful tool in advocating for improvements in attitudes, knowledge, practice, policy, systems and services. UICCs patient forum programme offers member organisations a web-based toolkit containing practical information, samples, examples and lessons learned, an auspices and grants programme, and the opportunity for networking, technical assistance and exchange of information. A pilot patient forum will take place in Turkey in April 2006.
Cancer Research UK: Relay For Life, Brentwood, Essex
Celebrating bravery and survival Relay For Life is a unique overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out in tents, enjoy music and entertainment, and walk around a track relay-style to raise awareness and funds to fight cancer. The relay usually begins with a cancer survivor lap around the track; and later a candlelight ceremony is held to honour cancer survivors and remember those who lost the battle against this disease.
"Patient forums give patients a voice and foster a necessary dialogue between cancer patients, the medical community, the health authorities and other stakeholders. They allow people with cancer and their families to participate actively in decision-making." Isabel Mortara, UICC Executive Director
In 2002, UICC partnered with the American Cancer Society to launch Relay For Life internationally. Today, it has spread to 19 countries. In 2005, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Portugal and South Africa held their first Relays. European events are part of a programme funded by sanofiaventis. In July 2005, the first European regional training for volunteers and staff took place in Scotland. Enthusiasts from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and the UK met to share experiences and take part in the Cancer Research UK Relay For Life held in Scotstoun, Glasgow. A second European training is planned for 2006.
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Partnering to improve cancer information services Washington DC, just before UICCs World Cancer Congress, on How to start a cancer information service. A comprehensive toolbox will provide examples of training plans, phone call record forms, data collection tools, training modules, and other items to get an information service up and running. Giving cancer patients a roof over their head Eliminating disparities in access to care is one of UICCs goals. A major problem faced by cancer patients and their families, especially in the developing world, is where to find safe, clean and affordable lodging during treatment. Sometimes, distance from a cancer treatment centre means that, because of the financial burden of the travel and stay, a patient will not seek treatment or cannot complete it. To meet this difficulty, Hope Lodges have been established in several countries as a home away from home. UICC is collaborating with the Turkish Association for Cancer Research and Control in building a Hope Lodge next to Hacettepe University Oncology Hospital in Ankara. The Lodge was opened in February 2006. In 2005, UICC published a handbook on how to set up a Hope Lodge. The handbook is published in English and French and is also available on the UICC website (www.uicc.org). A Turkish translation will be published in 2006. The Hope Lodge is the latest but not the only project developed through UICC-TACRC collaboration. Through the world's leading cancer control organisation, UICC, we have had the opportunity to share knowledge and technology at an international level and to benefit from the experience of our sister organisations. Prof Tezer Kutluk, President Turkish Association for Cancer Research and Control
Youre worried youve got cancer, or youve just been told you do. Where do you turn? Many UICC members run cancer information services that provide comprehensive, accurate and reliable information to anyone who asks. Formed in 1996 at a UICC meeting in Australia, the International Cancer Information Service Group (ICISG) today represents over 40 organisations that offer such services or are developing them. The people who work in cancer information services play a key role in translating the complexity of ever-emerging scientific information so those inquiring can understand it in simple terms and apply it to their particular situation. I want to thank the leadership of UICC, which has been very supportive of the ICISG in this important endeavour. Mary Anne Bright, Director National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Service In 2004, the ICISG and UICC signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the provision of cancer information worldwide. In July 2006, they will host a full-day workshop in
Supporting one another in the face of breast cancer UICCs Reach to Recovery International (RRI) is built on a simple human principle: a woman who has survived breast cancer giving freely of her time and experience to another woman facing the same challenge. Membership of RRI is open to organisations and groups that offer voluntary peer supportive care to women with breast cancer or are interested in RRI activities and promote peer supportive care. Two issues of bloom, the newsletter of Reach to Recovery International, were published in 2005 and are available online at www.uicc.org.
Breast cancer survivor Martini Lim (pictured here with her husband) found hope through Reach to Recovery in Indonesia
Today's Reality, Tomorrow's Perspectives The 13th Reach to Recovery International breast cancer support conference was hosted by the Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer and the Society of Volunteers Against Cancer in Athens, Greece, in June 2005. Far more than a conference, it was an opportunity to share information and experiences, with laughter and hugs on top of the agenda. Among the topics for discussion were advocacy, breast cancer research, the importance of volunteerism, and the psychosocial challenges posed by cancer for the family.
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"We have to work together to reduce the discrepancies that exist in quality care for women with breast cancer. UICC is working to ensure a quality of life is available globally, which includes psychosocial support offered by women with similar experiences". Ranjit Kaur, President, Reach to Recovery International Awards Pink October Pink is the colour we see everywhere in October, ranging from pink ribbons on lapels to buildings and trees lit in pink. All over the world national cancer societies, breast health foundations and breast cancer support groups promote breast cancer awareness. The looped pink ribbon, an internationally recognised symbol, represents awareness and hope for those affected by breast cancer and stands for the sisterhood that will help women survive, and conquer, this disease. People wear the ribbon to honour women living with breast cancer, remember those lost to the disease, and support research for a cure. Amitabh Bachchan, the icon of Indian cinema, Manuel Tornare, Mayor of the City of Geneva, and Queen Silvia of Sweden, patron of the Swedish Breast Cancer Association, were among the celebrities across the world who lent their support to Pink October in 2005.
Ann Steyn
The 2005 Terese Lasser Award was presented to Ann Steyn, who coordinates the Reach to Recovery International programme in South Africa, in recognition of her work in training volunteers from South Africa and other African countries and supporting women with breast cancer.
Openness can help reduce the fear of cancer. By talking openly about breast cancer, we can also help reduce the prejudices. If I can assist in drawing attention to breast cancer, I am very happy to do so, and to achieve this goal it is most important that we work together across borders. Queen Silvia of Sweden
Tom Hudson
The Reach to Recovery International Medal was presented to Irelands Tom Hudson. The medal recognises outstanding health professionals who have encouraged voluntary breast cancer support programmes and aided recognition of volunteers by their communities. The National Award for the Best Volunteer went to Josephine Skourta, a social worker, who initiated and developed the RRI programme at the Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer.
A training session in Cape Town, South Africa, for Reach to Recovery volunteers
October has been earmarked as Pink October a breast cancer support month all over the world. UICC and other organisations have joined together as a community dedicated to tackling this disease from the grass roots, promoting prevention and diminishing suffering through research, education, advocacy and service. Let us, one and all, help them in their efforts to remain a resource for global cancer control and win this gigantic battle. Amitabh Bachchan Indian film star
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Franco Cavalli, UICC President-Elect

r Franco Cavalli was born in Locarno, Switzerland, and is married with seven children. He trained in internal medicine and medical oncology in Berne, Milan, Brussels and London. Dr Cavalli is Director of the Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI), Bellinzona, the comprehensive cancer centre for the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. He is also Professor in Medical Oncology at the University of Bern (Switzerland) and the University of Varese (Italy). His research priorities are new drugs and new treatment modalities, haematological malignancies, including lymphomas, and breast cancer. Initially, he concentrated on leukaemia and represented Switzerland in the Cancer and Leukaemia Group B. Later, his research focused on breast cancer. In recent years, his main interest has been malignant lymphoma. He was instrumental in creating the International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG). Every third year, he organises the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma in Lugano, Switzerland, the leading international forum for basic and clinical research in lymphomas. Since 1995, Dr Cavalli has been a member of the Swiss
Parliament, where he focuses on debates about health care and health policy. He is particularly interested in palliative care and end-of-life issues. Twenty years ago, with other doctors in Italian-speaking Switzerland, he founded the Association for Medical Aid to Central America. Through this association, he has coordinated many projects in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. He is also President of the Southern New Drug Organisation. Dr Cavalli has been President of the Swiss Cancer League and Chairman of the Swiss Group for
Clinical Cancer Research. He has also chaired the Early Clinical Trials Group of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer. For the last two decades, he has served on the Scientific Committee of the European School of Oncology. He founded Annals of Oncology, of which he was Editorin-Chief from 1990 to 2000. He has written five books, including the Textbook of Medical Oncology (together with Heline Hansen and Stanley Kaye), and about 450 scientific papers. He has received 16 international awards among them the Pezcoller Award, the New Drug Development Organisation Honorary Award, the Greidinger Award in Haifa, Israel, and the Waldman Award in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. In January 2006, he was nominated as Switzerlands Person of the Year. He received the Swiss Award for his contribution to society in particular, for his work in the fight against cancer in the developing world. Franco Cavalli will succeed John R Seffrin as President of the International Union Against Cancer at the UICC World Cancer Congress in Washington DC in July 2006.
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UICC World Cancer Congress 2006

Washington DC, 8-12 July 2006 The congress will help to transfer leading-edge scientific cancer research from the laboratory into health-care practices in diverse communities worldwide. By bringing together medical, public health, and organisational leaders, it will build capacity to develop effective, datadriven plans for cancer control.
still live with dignity and femininity and use the experience to help other women cope with their cancer. The conference is organised by a coalition of six Indian NGOs Cancer Patients Aid Association, Indian Cancer Society, Mastectomees Association (India), Passages, V Care Foundation, and Women's Cancer Initiative (Savera) and Tata Memorial Hospital. Read more: www.jagruti.org.in
Uniting in Recovery 14th Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference
Stockholm, Sweden, 30 May-2 June 2007 The conference, hosted by the Swedish Breast Cancer Association (BRO) and the Swedish Cancer Society, will give UICCs Reach to Recovery International support network an opportunity to discuss all the new developments concerning breast cancer, focusing on increased chances for survival, cure and supportive care. Read more: www.congrex.se/rri2007
13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health

Washington DC, 12-15 July 2006 The conference will unite thousands of tobacco control professionals in a comprehensive global effort to reduce tobacco use. Participants will learn about successful tobacco control efforts, best practices, and effective intervention techniques around the world. Read more: www.2006conferences.org
Jagruti: The Awakening 3rd Asia-Pacific Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference
Mumbai, India, 7-10 November 2006 In Indian lore, Jagruti is a flame that is a perpetual source of light and energy. For women with breast cancer, it signifies the ability to regain a meaningful, vibrant life through treatment and psychosocial support. After breast cancer, a woman can
Towards True Cancer Control UICC World Cancer Congress 2008

Geneva, Switzerland, 27-31 August 2008 The congress will focus on public health, prevention, cancer and tobacco control, palliative care, patient advocacy, and other issues as they apply to both resource-rich and resource-limited countries. The rapid progress in treatment will be the centre of many symposia. Together we can move the cancer control agenda forward and bring hope to millions. Read more: www.uicc.org/congress08
Franco Cavalli Conferences in 2006 and beyond
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Africa Association tunisienne de Lutte contre le Cancer, Tunisia Cancer Association of Namibia Cancer Association of South Africa Cancer Association of Zimbabwe Fakkous Centre for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Egypt Institut Salah Azaiz, Tunisia Kenya Cancer Association National Cancer Institute, Cairo, Egypt Nigerian Cancer Society Asia and the Pacific Aichi Cancer Centre, Japan Bangalore Institute of Oncology, India Bangladesh Cancer Society BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Nepal Breast Cancer Welfare Association, Malaysia Cancer Centre Welfare Home and Research Institute, India Cancer Council ACT, Australia Cancer Council Australia Cancer Council New South Wales, Australia Cancer Council Northern Territory, Australia Cancer Council South Australia Cancer Council Tasmania, Australia Cancer Council Victoria, Australia Cancer Council Western Australia Cancer Institute (WIA), India Cancer Institute of JFCR, Japan Cancer Patients Aid Association, India Cancer Society of New Zealand Chiba Cancer Centre, Japan Children's Cancer Association of Japan Chinese Anti-Cancer Association Chinese Medical Association Chinese Oncology Society - Taiwan Dharamshila Cancer Hospital, India Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, India Fiji Cancer Society Formosa Cancer Foundation - Taiwan Fukuoka Cancer Society, Japan Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, India Hokkaido Cancer Society, Japan Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, China Hope Society for Cancer Care - Taiwan Indian Cancer Society Indonesian Cancer Foundation Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, Japan Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology, India Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, India Japan Cancer Society Japan Lung Cancer Society Japan Society of Clinical Oncology Japanese Cancer Association Japanese Foundation for Multidisciplinary Treatment of Cancer Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan John Tung Foundation - Taiwan Kanagawa Cancer Centre, Japan Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, India Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences Korean Cancer Society Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital, India Miyagi Cancer Society, Japan Nagoya Memorial Hospital, Japan National Cancer Centre, Singapore
National Cancer Centre Research Institute, Korea National Cancer Council (MAKNA), Malaysia National Cancer Institute, Thailand National Cancer Institute, Vietnam National Cancer Society of Malaysia National Oncological Centre, Mongolia Nepal Cancer Relief Society Niigata Cancer Centre, Japan Osaka Cancer Foundation, Japan Osaka Medical Centre for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Australia Philippine Cancer Society Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund, Japan Queensland Cancer Fund, Australia Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Country with Members Research Centre, India Saitama Cancer Centre, Japan Sapporo Cancer Seminar Foundation, Japan Sasaki Institute and Foundation, Japan Science Council of Japan Singapore Cancer Society Taiwan Cancer Society Tata Memorial Centre, India Thai Cancer Society Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute Cochrane Cancer Network, UK and Hospital, China Comit dpartemental de la Savoie, Tochigi Cancer Centre, Japan France Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Comit dpartemental de l'Aube, France Japan Comit dpartemental des Hauts-deWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Seine, France Research, Australia Comit dpartemental des Yvelines, France Europe Comit national pour les relations avec Academisch Medisch Centrum, l'UICC, France Netherlands Croatian League Against Cancer Action Cancer, UK Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society Asociacin Espaola Contra el Cncer, Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Spain Friends Asociacin Vivir Como Antes, Spain Danish Cancer Society Association of Slovenian Cancer Societies Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft, Germany Associazione Italiana di Oncologia Deutsche Krebshilfe, Germany Medica, Italy Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Associazione Italiana Malati di Cancro Germany Parenti e Amici, Italy Dutch Association of Comprehensive Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancer Centres (ACCC) Cancro, Italy Dutch Cancer Society August Kirchenstein Institute of Epidaure CRLC Val d'Aurelle-Paul Microbiology and Virology, Latvia Lamarque, France Belgian Federation Against Cancer Estonian Cancer Society British Association for Cancer Research European Institute of Oncology Bulgarian National Association of European Organisation for Research and Oncology Treatment of Cancer Cancer Research UK European School of Oncology Cancer Society in Stockholm, Sweden European Society for Therapeutic Cancer Society of Finland Radiology and Oncology CancerBACUP, UK Fdration nationale des centres de lutte Centre d'oncologie Lon Brard, France contre le cancer, France Centre Georges-Franois Leclerc, France Hellenic Cancer Society, Greece Centre rgional Franois Baclesse, France Hellenic Society of Oncology, Greece Centre rgional Jean Perrin, France Hungarian League Against Cancer Centre rgional Paul Papin, France Icelandic Cancer Society Centre Ren Gauducheau, France Institut Catal d'Oncologia, Spain Centre Ren-Huguenin, France Institut Claudius Regaud, France Centro di Prevenzione Oncologica, Italy Institut Curie, France Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Italy Institut Paoli Calmettes, France Centro per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Institute of Cancer Research, UK Oncologica, Italy Institute of Oncology, Bucharest, Romania
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Slovak League Against Cancer Socit franaise du cancer Swedish Cancer Society Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC) Ulster Cancer Foundation, UK Universita degli Studi dell' Insubria, Italy Universit degli Studi di Perugia, Italy Westdeutsches Tumorzentrum (WTZE), Germany World Cancer Research Fund, UK Latin America Asociacin Hondurea de Lucha contra el Cncer, Honduras Asociacin Mexicana de Lucha Contra el Cncer, Mexico Asociacin Nacional Contra el Cncer, Panama Associao Brasileira Assistencia aos Canceros, Brazil Comisin Honoraria de Lucha contra el Cncer, Uruguay Fundao Oncocentro de So Paulo, Brazil Fundacin Boliviana Contra el Cncer, Bolivia Grupo Brasileiro de Estudos do Cncer, Brazil Hospital de Clnicas Dr. Manuel Quintela, Uruguay Instituto Brasileiro de Contrle do Cncer, Brazil Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplsicas, Peru Instituto del Cncer de El Salvador Instituto Nacional de Cancerologa, Mexico Instituto Nacional de Oncologa y Radiobiologa, Cuba Instituto Nacional do Cncer (INCA), Brazil Liga Argentina de Lucha Contra el Cncer Liga Bahiana Contra o Cncer, Brazil Liga Colombiana Contra el Cncer, Colombia Liga Contra el Cncer, Honduras Liga Dominicana Contra el Cncer, Dominican Republic Liga Nacional Contra el Cncer, Guatemala / Piensa Liga Peruana de Lucha Contra el Cncer, Peru Oncosalud, Peru Patronato Cibaeo Contra el Cncer, Dominican Republic Sociedad Anticancerosa de Venezuela Sociedad de Lucha contra el Cncer (SOLCA), Ecuador Sociedad Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Oncologa Mdica (SLACOM) Sociedad Mexicana de Oncologa, Mexico Sociedad Peruana de Cancerologa, Peru Sociedad Peruana de Oncologa Mdica, Peru Sociedade Brasileira de Cancerologia, Brazil Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society University of So Paulo, Brazil Middle East Bahrain Cancer Society Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Medical Centre, Iran Israel Cancer Association King Hussein Cancer Centre, Jordan Kuwait Society for Smoking and Cancer Prevention Lebanese Cancer Society Ministry of Health, Pakistan Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Oman Patient's Friends Society-Jerusalem Research Centre of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Iran Shariati Hospital HORC, Iran Syrian Cancer Society Turkish Association for Cancer Research and Control North America American Association for Cancer Research American Cancer Society American College of Radiology American College of Surgeons American Society for Therapeutic Radiology Oncology American Society of Clinical Oncology Arthur G James Cancer Hospital Research Institute, USA BC Cancer Agency, Canada Cabrini Medical Center, USA Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (Prairie NWT Chapter) Canadian Cancer Society Cancer Care Ontario, Canada Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, USA C-Change, USA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Canada Centre hospitalier de lUniversit de Montral, Canada College of American Pathologists, USA Fondation qubcoise du Cancer, Canada Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA Gerald P Murphy Cancer Foundation, USA H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, USA International Society for the Study of Comparative Oncology, USA Kellogg Cancer Care Center, USA Lance Armstrong Foundation, USA Massey Cancer Center, USA MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA National Cancer Institute, USA National Cancer Institute of Canada National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids, USA Oncology Nursing Society, USA Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA St Jude Childrens Research Hospital, USA Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, USA International International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group International Psycho-Oncology Society Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
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Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia Instituto Portugus de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil, Portugal International Hereditary Cancer Centre, Poland Irish Cancer Society IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Italy Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Italy Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Italy Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori - Fondazione "G Pascale", Italy Istituto Oncologico Romagnolo, Italy Istituto Superiore di Oncologia, Italy Krebsliga Schweiz, Switzerland League Against Cancer Prague, Czech Republic Lega Italiana per la Lotta Contro i Tumori, Italy Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal Ligue nationale, Comit de Paris, France Ligue nationale contre le cancer, France Lithuanian Oncological Society Lymphoma Coalition, UK Macmillan Cancer Relief, UK Ministre de la Sant, Luxembourg National Cancer Centre of Georgia Netherlands Cancer Institute NN Blokhin Cancer Research Centre, Russia NN Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, Russia Norwegian Cancer Society Oncologic Centre Antwerp, Belgium Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, UK Polish Oncological Society Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Italy Serbian Society for the Fight Against Cancer
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UICC Fellows 2005

Country
Argentina
Project Name
Bottino, Maria Cerretini, Roxana Diaz, Maria del Pilar Gattelli, Albana Hoijman, Esteban Pavlovsky, Santiago Pontillo, Carolina Tanos, Tamara Vulcano, Marisa Mkrtchyan, Hasmik Brown, Melissa Mackenzie, Peter Waddell, Nicola Zaman, Rebecca Kustanovich, Anatoly Klancevic, Lejla Gleisner, Ana Gomes, Magda Roberti Gallani, Nevair Fan, Jiang Fu, Ning Jia, Wei-Hua Liao, Yuebin Lu, Dapeng Ren, Hui Wong, Man Lopez Campo, Jesus Gutierrez Espeleta, Gustavo Fernandez Garrote, Leticia Monreal, Magda Padron Prez, Noel Pena Amador, Marcos Tejuca Martinez, Mayra Bukovjanova, Marie El-Debawy, Eman El-Haddad, Mostafa El-Kafrawy Ali, Sherif Ghoneim, Ayman Hana, Ihab Ibrahim Galal, Mohamed Arnaud-Dabernat, Sandrine Helmes, Almut Vockerodt, Martina
Country
Ghana India
Project Name
ION ICR ICR ICR ICR YY2 ICR ICR ION ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ION ICR ICR ICR ICRR ICR ICR ICR YY1 ICR ICR ICRR APC ICR ICR ICRR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR Dey Kpodonu, Josephine Aku Kpikpitse, Dzigbodi Adurthi, Sreenivas Agarwal, Gaurav Anand, Vivek Ankathil, Ravindran Annamraju, Kiran Arumugam, Sankar Awatagiri, Kasturi Balakrishnan, Mallika Banerjee, Mahua Bansal, Krishan Bashyam, Murali Bhambhani, Navin Bopche, Tushar Chopra, Gurvinder Das, Prafulla Das Majumdar, Saroj Ghosh Dastidar, Aloke Giri, Ashok Gnanadurai, Angela Gupta, Narmada Hingmire, Sanjay Jheeta, Kuldeep Krishnan, Lissy Kulkarni, Bhudevi Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kundu, Tapas Maddali, Lakshmi Mandiram, Kuppuswamy Nayak, Sukdev Pandit, Sangeeta Pati, Sanghamitra Pichandi, Anchineyan Potharaju, Mahadev Prabhakar, Jem Prabhakar Gouri, Balagopal Prabhakaran Nair, Rema Prakash, Kuppa Qureshi, Sajid Rajmohan, E Ranganathan, Rama
ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICRR ICR ICR ICR Armenia ICR Australia ICR YY2 ICR Bangladesh ICR Belarus ICR Bosnia ICR Brazil ACS ICR ICR China ICR ICRR YY1 APC ICR ION ICR Colombia ION Costa Rica ICRR Cuba ICRR ICR ICR ICR ICR Czech Republic ION Egypt ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR France ACS Germany ICR YY1
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Country Project Name
ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR TCR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR YY1 ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR TCR ICR YY2 ICR ICR YY2 ACS ICR ICR ICRR ION ICRR ACS ACS ICRR ICRR ICR ICR ACS YY1 YY2 ICR ICR Ocheni, Sunday Ogun, Gabriel Onigbogi, Olanrewaju Kasamatsu, Elena Asenko, Anna Dziadziuszko, Rafal Swietlik, Emilia Hamza, Saud Bujor, Laurentiu Petris, Ovidiu Berstein, Lev Celebic, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Branislava Jovicic Milentijevic, Maja Horvathova, Eva Ovesna, Zdenka Oyerinde, Koyejo Garcia, Montse Martinez-Climent, Jose Melchor, Lorenzo Quiros Garcia, Jose Solano, Carlos Sooriyabandara, Shantha Salim, Suliman Okonda, Sylvain Bjartell, Anders Bredberg, Anders Conrotto, Paolo Girnita, Ada Roxana Johansson, Pegah Pettersson, Andreas Ye, Weimin Kamnerdsupaphon, Pimkhuan Erkal, Haldun Frame, Karen Nsubuga, Margaret Wabinga, Henry Lomnytska, Marta Voskoboynyk, Larysa Barrios, Enrique Rodriguez, Guillermo Sica, Amanda Suarez, Liliana Gladys Aloia, Thomas Altschuler, Daniel Glass, Andrew Shanker, Anil Nguyen, Huu Nam
Country
Project Name
ICRR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICRR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR ICR APC Ravindran, Paul Saha, Subrata Seth, Amlesh Sharma, Mehar Sharma, Rameshwaram Shidhique, Habeebu Shrivastava, Shyam Singh, Rakesh Sobti, R Solomon, Monica Sreekumar, C Taranikanti, Varna Tewatia, Dinesh Thomas, Mary Thomas, Shaji Varghese, Bipin Iskandar, Retnowati
Paraguay Poland Qatar Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia South Africa Spain
ICR Akbari, Mohammad ICR Mireskandari, Masoud ION Ravanshad, Shahin Ireland ICR Faller, William Israel ICR Bronstein, Revital ICR Frenkel, Alex YY1 Gerst, Jeffrey ACS Melamed, Doron TCR Shiloh, Yosef ICR Steinitz, Michael ICR Yron, Ilana Italy ICR Chiolo, Irene ACS Feliciello, Antonio ACS Ianari, Alessandra ICR Lorenzato, Annalisa ICR Rinaldo, Alessandra Jordan ICR Khader, Jamal Kazakstan ICR Savvulidi, Philipp Kenya ICR Menya, Diana ICR Mutuma, Geoffrey Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ICR Kim, Chol Korea, Republic of TCR Lee, Byeong Kuwait ICR Sherif, Mohamed Malaysia ICR Cheong, Sok ICR Marimuthu, Sankaralingam Mongolia ICR Tseveensuren, Odontungalag Nepal ICR Adhikari, Kanchan ICR Amatya (Pradhan), Annie ICR Chokhani, Ramesh ION Ranabhat, Sabitri ION Regmi Poudel, Sita APC Sharma, Pratikshya APC Shrestha, Lilysha ICR Shrestha, Binuma ION Shrestha Palikhe, Kopila Netherlands ICR Gommans, Willemijn ICR Neijenhuis, Sari Niger ICRR Djermakoye, Hadiza Nigeria ICR Akinremi, Adeola ICR Igetei, Rufina
Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of
Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Sweden
Thailand Turkey Uganda Ukraine Uruguay
USA
Vietnam Legend
ACS APC ICR ICRR ION TCR YY1 YY2
American Cancer Society International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators Asia-Pacific Cancer Society Training Grant International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowship ICRETT Training Workshops Trish Greene International Oncology Nursing Fellowship Translational Cancer Research Fellowship Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grants (April selection) Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grants (October selection)
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UICC Roll of Honour

hrough the Roll of Honour, UICC and its member organisations recognise and acknowledge the outstanding commitment and achievements in the fight against cancer of individuals throughout the world. As individual members of UICC, these distinguished scientists, clinicians, care professionals and volunteers support UICC activities with an annual membership donation of $250. All UICC member organisations are encouraged to honour the outstanding achievements of their own staff and volunteers by sponsoring them for Roll of Honour membership and assuming their annual donation.
List of Members
Aoki, Kunio Ash, Carol Baity, John Balmain, Allan Barrett, Ann Beltran Ortega, Arturo Brawer, Michael Brien, Graeme Brzakovic, Predrag Burger, Max Burn, Ian Burton, Robert Caceres, Edouardo Caligaris-Cappio, Federico Cerutti, P Charlton, Anne Ciechanover, Aaron Cleaver, J Cleton, F Cognetti, Francesco Collan, Yrj Collins, V Das, Samiran De Garcia Granados, Enriqueta de Nuez, Isabel Denis, Louis Jean Diehl, V Dietel, M Dillner, Joakim Dinshaw, Ketayun A Eckhardt, Sandor Elovainio, Liisa Grammatica, L Gray, Nigel Grivegne, Andr Gupta, Prakash Hakama, Matti Hanks, Geoffrey Hann, Byron Hansen, Heine Heppner, Gloria Hffken, K Hfler, H Hoskins, William J Hutter, Robert Ihse, Ingemar Imai, Kohzoh Jonas, Allan Junqueira, Antonio Kavanagh, John Kikuchi, Kokichi Kim, Jin-Pok Kim , Hoon-Kyo Krasna, Mark Kurihara, Minoru Kurkure, Arun Lasser, Phillippe Lawrence, Walter Levin, Bernard Lipatov, Georgy Lise, Mario Littbrand, Bo Llombart- Bosch, Antonio Lucas, G Magrath, Ian Mayer Zaharia, McVie, Gordon Metcalf, Donald Mickelson, H Fred Mihich, Enrico Mirand, Edwin Mittra, Indraneel Miwa, Masano Morgan, Michael Mus Sevrini, Ignacio Nambiar, Raj Nemez, Luisa Nilsson, Kenneth Nister, Monica Omar, Sherif Ospina, Julio Enrique Pavlovska, Irina Peters, L Ragde, H Rajewsky, Manfred Ringborg, Ulrik Robinson, Eliezer Rosenthal, David Rudolf, Zvonimir Ruiz de Campos, Lisseth Rutqvist, L Sasaki, Ryuichiro Seffrin, John Sekhar, Laligam Senn, Hans Shah, Jatin Sheldrick, P Sobin, Leslie Soedoko, Roemwerdinjadi Sriplung, Hutcha Srivastava, P Stanbridge, E Stanley, E Stanley, E Richard Storme, Guy Sugarbaker, Paul Taguchi, Tetsuo Tahara, Eiichi Tang, Zhao-You Tattersall, Martin Thomas, Jos Tominaga, Suketami Toyoshima, K Trichopoulos, D Tsuchida, Nobuo Tsuruo, Takashi Ujhazy, V Ullrich, Axel Vzquez, Tabar Weber, Walter Wilkinson, Philip Wilkinson, Susie Woelkers, Joseph Wyke, John Yuile, Phillip Zaridze, David zur Hausen, Harald
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Prevention and Early Detection

Strategic Leader Sancho-Garnier, Hlne (all subgroups) Strategic Direction Steering Group Anderson, Annie Bloch, Basil Burton, Robert Cancer Registration Task Force Hamdi-Chrif, Mokhtar Loria, Dora Oliva, Martha E Pisani, Paola Zanetti, Roberto Evidence-Based Cancer Prevention: Strategies for NGOS Task Force Europe Anderson, Annie Azorin, Jean-Christophe Biedermann, Andreas Lynge, Elsebeth Segnan, Nereo Slama, Karen Latin America Camacho, Rolando De Campos, Lisseth Ferreccio, Catterina Garces, Miguel Loria, Dora Mus, Miguel Asia Burton, Robert Dinshaw, KA Kurkure, Arun Shastri, Surendra Tajima, Kazuo Interphone Study Task Force Andersen, Jorgen Bach Denis, Louis Hakulinen, Timo Inskip, Peter Mettlin, Curtis Olsen, Jorn Repacholi, Michael Tominaga, Suketami
NCCP and Country Profiles Task Force Bekic, Ana Bhadrasain, Vikram Given, Leslie Gueddana, Nabiha Harford, Joe Lodge, Mark Robinson, Eliezer Sabini, Graciela Sepulveda, Cecilia Womens Cancer Task Force Anderson, Ben Fernandez, Leticia Joudane, Leila Rodriguez, Guillermo Sankaranarayanan, R Trimble, Ted
Sweanor, David Warner, Kenneth E Wilkenfeld, Judith
Knowledge Transfer
Strategic Leader: Nilsson, Kenneth Knowledge Transfer Steering Group Nilsson, Kenneth Gospodarowicz, Mary Kurkure, Arun Krammer, Peter Pollock, Raphael E Wilkinson, Susie International Cancer Fellowships Fellowship Reviewers 2005 Aaronson, Neil Adam, Andreas Adami, Hans-Olov Adamson, Douglas Agrez, Michael Aherne, Wynne Ahmedzai, Sam Andersson, Leif Ang, Emily Armand, Jean-Pierre Aro, Arja Aschan, Johan Ash, Dan Ashworth, Alan Autrup, Herman Awuah, Baffour Ayyangar, M Baas, P Baird, Jesme Baker, Andrew Barrett-Lee, Peter Barth, Alain Barth, Rolf Bartholomew, Chris Beaugrand, Michel Beller, Uziel Bentas, W Berger, Roland Bergstrom, M Berstein, Lev Besznyak, Istvan Beverley, Peter Bidmead, Margaret Bilsland, Alan Bird, Adrian Blackledge, George
Tobacco Control
Strategic Leader Saloojee, Yussuf (all sub-groups) Tobacco Control Membership Working Group Bristol, David Daube, Michael Elovainio, Liisa Glynn, Thomas Gray, Nigel Gupta, Prakash Hayes, Andrew Hirsch, Albert King, Jean Kyle, Kenneth Mickelson, H Fred Omar, Sherif Pertschuk, Michael Sullivan, Denise Zatonski, Witold Ziv, Miri GLOBALink Tobacco Control Working Group Chapman, Simon Jadad, Alex Saloojee, Yussuf Simpson, David Ratte, Sylviane Vision/Issue Working Group Callard, Cynthia John, Shoba Joosens, Luk Myers, Matthew L Pertschuk, Michael
Blake, Peter Boffetta, Paolo Bosetti, Cristina Bottomley, David Bouziotis, Penelope Boyd, Marie Brada, Michael Bray, Robert Brenner, Harold Brewster, David Brossner, Clemens Brown, Robert Brummendorf, Tim Brunton, Valerie Bundred, Nigil Burger, Angelika Caligaris-Cappio, Federico Cameron, David Carella, Angelo Carneiro, Fatima Cavenee, Webster Cawkwell, Lynn Chen, Georgia Choy, Hak Chu, Kent Ciatto, Stefano Claesson-Welsh, Lena Coates, Alan Collins, Andrew Comans, Emile Cooke, T Cooper, Colin Corry, June Coyle, Catherine Cozzi, Luca Cummings, Bernard Cuzick, Jack Dalesio, Otilla Dapueto, Juan De Palo, Giuseppe Decarli, Adriano Deehan, Charles Deissler, Helmut DeSombre, Eugene Dillner, Joakim Dinshaw, Ketayun A Dodd, Gerald Dolecek, T Doyle, Derek Dunn, Jeff Eccles, Suzanne Edmonds, Polly Edwards, Richard Eggermont, Alexander Eisenbach, Lea Ekbom, Anders Eley, John El-Omar, E Erkal, Haldun
UICC Roll of Honour Task Forces
Task Forces
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Evans, Jeff Fairbairn, Leslie Fan, S Farrell, P Fentiman, Ian Ferrarini, Manlio Ferrini, Silvano Flynn, Brian Franceschi, Silvia Gant, Timothy Giaccone, Giuseppe Given-Wilson, Rosalind Glimelius, Bengt Glynn, Thomas Going, James Goldgar, David Graham, Gerry Graham, John Grant, William Greaves, Mel Greco, C Gregor, Anna Gusterson, Barry Hague, Angela Haites, Neva Hall, Andrew Hall, Janet Hamblin, Michael Hammond, Ross Hande, Prakash Harford, Joe Harrison, Paul Hartwig, Andrea Hastings, Gerard Hava, Avraham Haward, Robert Heldin, Carl-Henrik Henry-Amar, Michel Herrington, Simon Heys, Steve Hicks, Rodney Hillerdal, Gunnar Holland, Jimmie Holmgren, L Holyoake, Tessa Homer, Jarrod Hopkins, Kirsten Huber, Laurent Huddart, Robert Hung, C Ihse, Ingemar Ikeda, Sadao Irish, Jonathan James, Nicholas Jarrett, Ruth Jauch, Karl Jodrell, D Johansson, Bertil Johansson, H Johnson Winegar, Anna Jones, Richard Kapadia, Alka Karbownik, Malgorzata Karveli, Spyridoula Kaspers, Gertjan Kaur, Ranjit Kaye, Stanley Keith, Nicol Khandani, A Khoo, Vincent King, Jean Kingston, Judith Kitajima, Masaki Knudson, Alfred Koch, Uwe Koivisto, Pasi Kolch, Walter Kopnin, Boris P Koss, Leopold Kott, Itamar Krammer, Peter H Krasuska, Malgosia Kulakowski, Andrzej Kuten, Abraham Lakhani, Sunil Laura, Eduardo Legrand, Catherine Lehtonen, H Lemerle, Jean Lindblom, Annika Lindeque, B Lister, Thomas Loeffler, J Logue, John Lonial, Sagar Lu, Shi-Xin Lundgren, E Luwia, Melissa Madhavan Nair, Krishnan Magarinos, Alicia Mairs, Robert Marcus, Adam Mareel, Marc Margison, G Mason, Malcolm Matsushima, Taijiro Maurer, Christoph McKay, Alan McLaughlin Anderson, Myrna McMillan, Nigel Mertens, Fredrik Metcalf, Donald Metodiev, K Mijnheer, Bernard Millan, David Miller, William Milroy, Robert Mitchell, Allison Mitelman, Felix Miyazono, Kohei Mohan, Harsh Moller, Henrik Mller, Gran Moore, Pearl Morris, David Morton, Randall Munro, Alastair Nagler, Arnon Naruke, Tsuguo Nedospasov, S Negri, Eva Nevill, Thomas Neville, Munro Nguyen, Vu Quoc Nguyen Manh, Q Nielsen, Ole Nilsson, Kenneth O Brien, Vincent O Dwyer, P Oien, Karin Onibokun, Adenike Oosterlinck, Willem Pahlman, Lars Papanastassiou, Vakis Parker, Chris Parkos, Charles Parks, Rowan Parmar, M Peake, Mick Perez, Carlos Perrier-Bonnet, Sabine Peters, Godefridus Peters, Gordon Pettengell, Ruth Petty, Elisabeth Pisani, Paola Plass, Christoph Ponder, Bruce Powell, Barry Powell, Judy Price, Pat Pur, E Purohit, Om Purushotham, A Rajewsky, Manfred Rampling, Roy Rao Bhaskar, Reed, Nicolas Rickinson, A Ritthiphakdee, Bung-On Robertson, A Robins, Diane Roman, Jesse Rots, Marianne Regg, Curzio Rydholm, Anders Sachs, Leo Sadozye, Azmat Saloojee, Yussuf Schtzlein, Andreas Schein, Philip Scheper, Rik Schlegel, Wolfgang Schmitt-Verhulst, Anne Schumpelick, V Senan, Suresh Serakinci, Nedime Shahina Parveen, Usmani Sharp, Peter Sheer, Denise Shen, T Shepherd, John Shilo, Ben-Zion Shin, Dong Shipley, Janet Simonsson, Bengt Simpson, David Sitas, Freddy Slavin, S Soussi, Thierry Soutar, David Spandidos, Demetrios Speirs, Valrie Spiro, Stephen Steel, Michael Steele, Robert Stein, R Stenerlow, Bo Steward, John Stewart, Bernard Storm, Hans Strathdee, Gordon Stuart, Robert Studzinski, George Sudderick, Robert Sun, Shi-Yong Sundstrom, Christer Sutherland, Robert Symonds, R Syrjanen, Kari Tam, Paul Tan, Li Tanum, Gunnar Thomadsen, Bruce Thomas, Hilary Thomas, Jos Uner, Aysegul van den Bent, Martin van der Sijp, JMR van Meerbeeck, JP van Oosterom, Allan van Poppel, Hendrik Vass, Keith Vassaux, Georges Villa, Luisa von Kleist, Sabine von Segesser, Ludwig
von Zglinicki, Thomas Vynckier, Stefaan Wahrendorf, Jrgen Wallace, Jan Waring, Paul Watson, Roger Webb, Steve Wei, William Weitzner, M Werner, Jochen West, Matthew Westermark, Bengt White, Robert Wigmore, Stephen Wilander, Erik Wilkinson, Susie Williams, Gareth Williams, Peter Wilson, Charles Win, Khin Khin Wisotzky, Myra Woll, Penella Wong, Siu-Fun Wooster, Richard Xiao, Wei Yang, Ke Young, Lawrence Yron, Ilana Yuen, J Zaffaroni, Nadia Zhao, Jiangqin Zheng Eh, Zimmerman, Robert TNM Core Group Brierley, James Denis, Louis Jean Gospodarowicz, Mary Greene, Frederick L Groome, Patti Ngan, Hextan Nilsson, Kenneth O'Sullivan, Brian Sobin, Leslie Stewart, Sherri Wittekind, Christian Yamasaki, Susumu TNM Process Task Force Gospodarowicz, Mary Greene, Frederick L Groome, Patti Ngan, Hextan Sobin, Leslie Stewart, Sherri TNM Prognostic Factors Task Force Gospodarowicz, Mary Greene, Frederick L Groome, Patti O'Sullivan, Brian Sobin, Leslie Stewart, Sherri Wittekind, Christian TNM Supplement Editorial Task Force Sobin, Leslie Wittekind, Christian Yamasaki, Susumu TNM Atlas Editorial Task Force Greene, Frederick L Sobin, Leslie Wittekind, Christian Yamasaki, Susumu
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Holland, Jimmie Schraub, Simon Reach to Recovery International Committee Kaur, Ranjit Dunn, Jeff Cunha Matos, Conceio Maria Fantino, Susana Kozulina, Irina Steyn, Ann Reach to Recovery International Newsletter (bloom) Editorial Board Kaur Ranjit Dunn, Jeff Hudson, Tom Steyn, Ann Barrett, John Birchmeier, Walter Bissell, Mina Blagosklonny, Mikhail Boehm, Thomas Boland, C. Richard Boon, Thierry Brambilla, Elisabeth Burger, Max Cavenee, Webster Comoglio, Paolo Correa, Pelayo Cuzick, Jack de la Chapelle, Albert Edwards, Dylan El-Deiry, Wafik Esteller, Manel Field, John Gazdar, Adi Glennie, Martin Goldgar, David Greenberg, Norman Greider, Carol Grizzle, William Gyllensten, Ulf Hatakeyama, Masanor Heldin, Carl-Henrik Herman, James Holland, Eric Hollstein, Monica C Hong, Waun Ki Howley, Peter Jarrett, Ruth Kadizoe, Tadao Kleihues, Paul Knuth, Alexander Korsmeyer, Stanley La Vecchia, Carlo Lenoir, Gilbert Loeb, Lawrence Malkin, David Meijer, CJ Melief, Kees Meltzer, Paul Miyazono, Kohei Moore, Patrick Munger, Karl Narod, Steven Newbold, Robert Nickoloff, Brian Park, Jae-Gahb Parkin, Donald Perucho, Manuel Ponder, Bruce Reddel, Roger Reifenberger, Guido Romero, Pedro Rowley, Janet Ruoslahti, Erkki Shah, Keerti V Shimotohno, Kunitada Stratton, Michael Sundell, Sherryl Taniguchi, Tadatsugu Tomlinson, Ian Varshavsky, Alexander Vineis, Paolo Wild, Christopher Yuspa, Stuart
TNM Expert Panels Breast Badwe, Rajendra Boyages, John Edge, Stephen B Ellis, Ian Fitzgibbons, Patrick L Hayes, Daniel Pritchard, Kathleen Singletary, Eva Sonja Upper gastrointestinal Carr, Norman Cummings, Bernard Johnson, Phillip Kleppel, Gnter Primrose, John Shimoda, Tadakazu Winawer, Sidney Wittekind, Christian Lower gastrointestinal Carr, Norman Cohen, Alfred M Compton, Carolyn Cummings, Bernard Jessup, J Milburn Leer, Jan Wilhelm Winawer, Sidney Wittekind, Christian Genitourinary Akaza, Hideyuki Algaba, Ferran Bartsch, Georg Boyer, Michael Dearnaley, David Denis, Louis Jean Montie, James Pollack, Alan Roach III, Mack Sternberg, Cora Thompson, Ian Gynaecological Creasman, William T Fyles, Anthony Hoskins, William J Kaye, Stanley Markman, Maurie Ngan, Hextan Pecorelli, Sergio Head and neck Barnes, E Leon Chan, John KC Chong, Vincent Gregoire, Vincent Hall, Steve Lee, Ann Mukherji, Suresh O'Brien, Christopher O'Sullivan, Brian Rhys-Evans, Peter Shah, Jatin Lung Ball, David Brambilla, Elisabeth Brundage, Michael Goldstraw, Peter Le Chevalier, Thierry Patz, Ned Travis, William D Lymphoma Armitage, James Hoppe, Richard
Horwich, Alan Lister, Andrew Mauch, Peter Specht, Lena Wirth, Andrew Zucca, Emanuele Sarcoma/bone Bell, Robert S Choong, Peter Fisher, Cyril Judson, Ian O'Sullivan, Brian Pisters, Peter Pollock, Raphael E Robinson, Martin van de Rijn, Matt Verweij, Jaap Skin Cascinelli, Natale Elder, David Heenan, Peter LeBoit, Philip E Mihm, Martin Murphy, George Poulsen, Michael G Thompson, John F Tsang, Richard TNM Global Advisory Group Algaba, Ferran Armitage, James Balch, Charles Carbone, Antonino Chang, Sam Evans, Douglas B Finger, Paul Jessup, J Milburn Laws, Edward Maltoni, Luiz Meyer, H-J Page, David Pollock, Raphael E Rusch, Valerie Shah, Jatin Simon, Michael Singletary, Eva Sonja Sober, Arthur Soong, Seng-Jaw Wee, Joseph Yamasaki, Susumu
Conferences
Advisory Group on International Conferences Denis, Louis Jean Dunn, Jeff Elovainio, Liisa Heron, Michael F Hill, David Moore, Pearl Sancho-Garnier, Hlne
Membership
UICC Membership and Governance Task Force Baity, John Coates, Alan Denis, Louis Jean Dinshaw, Ketayun A Gospodarowicz, Mary Kitagawa, Tomoyuki Meili, Bruno Robinson, Eliezer Seffrin, John
eUICC
eUICC Think Tank Bero, Lisa Dzenowagis, Joan Gustafson, David H Jadad, Alex Kurkure, Arun Lenhard, Raymond Lorenzi, Nancy Luciani, Silvana Mackillop, William J Miller, Daniel S Robles, Sylvia Wyatt, Jeremy
Capacity Building
Strategic Leader Burton, Robert (all sub-groups) Patient Support Adviser Dunn, Jeff Hope Lodge Task Force Ben Ayed, Farhad Kutluk, Tezer Lavoie, Madeleine Squier, Annie Patient Forums Task Force Bradburn, Jane Dunn, Jeff Kaur, Ranjit Moyer, Cheryl Ryan, Olwyn Ulman, Doug Psycho-Oncology Task Force Eisinger, Franois Guex, Patrice
International Journal of Cancer

Editorial Board Editor in Chief zur Hausen, Harald Associate Editors Aaltonen, Lauri Aaronson, Stuart Alitalo, Kari Armstrong, Bruce Barbacid, Mariano
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Financial Report
Report of the Treasurer and the Chair of the Finance Committee
Restricted income, he International which is designated for speciUnion Against Cancer fic programmes, grew stron(UICC) records its gly, from US$ 2,851,320 in income and expenditure in 2004 to US$ 4,739,786 in two distinct accounts. 2005. The principal reason Unrestricted funds relate prifor this increase was the funmarily to the operations of the ding received for the newly UICC Secretariat and are launched My Child Matters accounted in Swiss Francs. campaign. Other programRestricted funds are designames also attracted significant ted for specific UICC proadditional income. grammes and are expressed in US Dollars. For reporting Dr Louis Jean Denis Expenditure Mr John C Baity (USA), Chair, Finance Committee purposes, the two sets of (Belgium), Treasurer Unrestricted expendiaccounts are consolidated into ture related to UICCs opeone combined financial statement at US$ 1,133,654. During 2005, rational costs remained slightly seven members cancelled their mem- below the previous years level at expressed in US Dollars. The accounts for 2005 were berships and 15 organisations joined US$ 2,141,829. This resulted in a audited by Deloitte SA, who are UICC. At the end of 2005, mem- modest surplus of US$ 12,262 on satisfied that the accounting records bership stood at 268. the unrestricted accounts. Significant income for the and the financial statements comply Restricted expenditure relawith Swiss laws and UICCs articles unrestricted accounts was generated ted to specific programmes amounof incorporation and recommend from royalties of US$ 500,000 from ted to US$ 3,810,363 in 2005, that the financial statements be the International Journal of Cancer, compared with US$ 3,126,029 in which is published by John Wiley 2004, reflecting the increase in resapproved (see page 38). and Sons on behalf of UICC, and tricted income for the reporting Income Total unrestricted and restric- from Wileys corporate member- period. In 2005, restricted expendited income in 2005 amounted to ship and other related income, ture was spread over different US$ 6,893,877, compared with which provided an additional UICC activities as shown in US$ 195,000 in 2005. Figure 1. US$ 4,917,810 in 2004. Unrestricted income, Fund balance which mainly covers the opeThe stable operational Figure 1 13% rations of the UICC result in unrestricted income 3% Secretariat, increased modestly and expenditure is reflected in 12% in dollar terms, from a stable balance in the unresUS$ 2,066,490 in 2004 to tricted funds and reserves comUS$ 2,154,091 in 2005, but bined. remained stable when expresAs instructed by the 72% sed in Swiss Francs. Executive Committee, in 2005 Strategic programmes Communications Dues from UICC members UICC again increased its staCampaigns Cancer Journal remained practically unchanged tutory reserves by US$ 50,000,
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which was allocated from the fund balance. In addition, UICC maintained a special provision of CHF 300,000 for the planned relocation of its office in Geneva in 2006. The restricted fund balance increased significantly from US$ 1,559,032 at year end 2004 to US$ 2,488,454 at year end 2005. The restricted funds are accounted on a cash basis and there can therefore be significant time lags between receiving funds and disbursing them for the designated programmes. The Finance Committee would like to thank UICC member organisations for their continued loyal support. We particularly appreciate the support of those members who have provided contributions well in excess of the statutory annual dues and subscriptions. The concept of national subscriptions will be modified in 2006, but it will be critical for the UICC to continue to receive generous financial support from its members to ensure a stable organisational future and to engage in strategic activities. A large number of donors (see page 40) also contributed significantly to UICCs finances. On behalf of UICC we take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all our supporters, without whom UICC could not perform its many activities.
Union Against Cancer
he International Union Against Cancer (UICC) is devoted exclusively to all aspects of the worldwide fight against cancer. Its objective is to advance scientific and medical knowledge in research, diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of cancer and to promote all other aspects of the campaign against cancer throughout the world. Particular emphasis is placed on professional and public education. Founded in 1933, UICC is a non-governmental, independent association of more than 270 member organisations in over 80 countries. Members are voluntary cancer leagues and societies, cancer research and treatment centres and, in some countries, ministries of health. UICC is nonprofit, non-political and non-sectarian. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. It creates and carries out programmes around the world in collaboration with hundreds of volunteer experts. It works in four strategic directions: prevention and early
detection, tobacco control, knowledge transfer, and capacity building. Supported by membership dues, national subscriptions, grants and donations, its annual budget is about US$ 5 million. UICC is governed by its members through a General Assembly, which, beginning in 2006, will meet every two years. Responsibility for programme structure and implementation will move from the present Council and Executive Committee to a Board of Directors, elected at the General Assembly in 2006. UICC organises a World Cancer Congress (from 2006, every two years) as well as annual symposia, workshops and training courses. It publishes the International Journal of Cancer (30 issues per year), UICC eNews (every second month), bloom, the newsletter of Reach to Recovery International (twice yearly), a Calendar of International Cancer Conferences (twice yearly), and technical reports, textbooks, and manuals.
Tax status
The International Union Against Cancer is a non-profit, international, non-governmental organisation governed in accordance with the articles 60 to 79 of the Swiss Civil Code. As a non-profit organisation devoted to the public interest, the Union has been exempted from income taxes by the Swiss tax authorities. This exemption is renewable every five years and will be renewed in 2006.
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UICC: International
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Balance Sheet
as at 31 December 2005 in US Dollars
2005 Assets
1,070,173 2,353,048 1,567 1,652 22,168 4,670 750,000 44,598 4,247,876 2,488,455 479,797 2,431,408 23,211 5,394 286,535 28,576 500,000 33,236 3,788,157 1,559,032 Unrestricted: Cash equivalents: Current accounts Time deposits Accounts receivable: Membership dues, net Related parties Other Prepaid expenses Financial investments Fixed assets, net TOTAL Donor Restricted: Receivable from unrestricted funds
2004
Liabilities and Fund Balances

Unrestricted: Accounts payable and accrued expenses: Related parties Other Due to restricted funds Reserve for restricted currencies Other liabilities Translation difference Statutory reserve Fund balance TOTAL Donor Restricted: Trust funds 149,421 2,488,455 12,188 650,183 20,089 200,000 727,540 4,247,876 2,488,455 15,770 390,920 1,559,032 13,407 900,111 (6,361) 150,000 765,278 3,788,157 1,559,032
Income restricted & unrestricted 2005 USD 6,893,877

7% 16%
21%
Expenditure restricted and unrestricted 2005 USD 5,952,193

10%
60%
69%
Strategic programme activities
Strategic programme activities Information and publications Membership dues Other
17%
Information and publications Administration and membership services
The accounts, as presented, have been audited by Deloitte SA, Geneva, Switzerland. A complete set of the financial statements for 2005 may be obtained on request from UICC headquarters in Geneva.
Auditors letter of recommendation Balance Sheet
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UICC Contributors 2005

Amount USD
Sanofi-aventis, France American Cancer Society Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, USA Cancer Research UK Pfizer, USA National Cancer Institute, USA John Wiley & Sons, USA Dreyfusbank, Switzerland Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA Japan National Committee for UICC Novartis, Switzerland QUIT, UK Dutch Cancer Society National League Against Cancer, France Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF), Belgium GSM Association, Ireland Office Fdrale de la Sant Publique, Switzerland Swedish Cancer Society Oncology Nursing Society, USA C-Change, USA American Society of Clinical Oncology National Cancer Institute, Canada Swiss Cancer League Cancer Council Australia Deutsche Krebshilfe/Mildred Scheel Foundation, Germany Italian Association for Cancer Research European Commission Comit national contre le tabagisme, France Danish Cancer Society World Health Organization Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, USA Israel Cancer Association Finnish Cancer Society Various donations Roll of Honour Relay For Life Royalties John Wiley & Sons, USA 908,872 577,971 483,518 297,929 285,000 280,000 195,000 160,000 142,488 140,000 105,963 74,377 64,609 50,932 49,545 49,355 48,000 47,232 30,000 30,000 30,000 28,000 25,000 22,180 20,000 18,000 14,502 11,630 11,000 10,500 10,000 7,000 6,214 9,563 8,763 7,340 500,050
Indirect contributors
Barmer Ersatzkasse, Germany British Medical Journals, UK Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Cancer Council Australia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Canada Credit Suisse Group Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Germany Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft, Germany Federal Minstry of Health (BMG), Germany Framework Convention Alliance Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer, Greece Junta Valenciana de la Asociacion Espaola contra el cancer National League Against Cancer, France Norwegian Cancer Society Office fdral de la sant publique, Switzerland Oncology Nursing Society, USA Reach to Recovery, South Africa Sanofi-aventis Global Oncology Singapore Cancer Society Society of Volunteers Against Cancer, Greece
Contributing suppliers
Deloitte, Switzerland Gyro Group, Switzerland Sun Microsystems, Switzerland
Corporate supporters
U
ICC is grateful to the corporate members and donors who contributed to our work in 2005. Many of the activities described in this annual report would not have happened without their generous support.
sanofi-aventis
John Wiley & Sons
Pfizer
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Novartis Oncology
Mobile Manufacturers Forum
GSM Association
Corporate membership is open to leaders of the medical supply and technology, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and health publishing industries and other private sector companies.
Annual Report 2005
UICC is the only international non-governmental organisation dedicated exclusively to the global control of cancer. Its vision is of a world where cancer is eliminated as a major life-threatening disease for future generations. resource for action voice for change
International Union Against Cancer (UICC) 62 route de Frontenex 1207 Geneva Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 809 18 11 Fax: +41 22 809 18 10 email: info@uicc.org Website: wwww.uicc.org

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