UICC Annual Report 2005

International Union Against CancerUnion Internationale Contre le Cancer

Putting cancer on theglobal agenda

Annual Report

2005

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-electFranco Cavalli (Switzerland)

Strategic LeadersRobert Burton (Australia) Kenneth Nilsson (Sweden) Yussuf Saloojee (South Africa) Hélène Sancho-Garnier (France)

MembersGraeme 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 Søreide (Norway) Kazuo Tajima (Japan) Walter Weber (Switzerland) Susie Wilkinson (UK) David M Zacks (USA) David Zaridze (Russia) You Hui Zhang (China) Miri Ziv (Israel)

Editor, International Journal ofCancerHarald zur Hausen (Germany)

Executive DirectorIsabel Mortara (Switzerland)

UICC has made every effort to ensure all information contained in this Annual Report is accurate and cannotbe held responsible for any inadvertent errors that may have occurred

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Executive DirectorIsabel Mortara

Deputy Executive DirectorBrita Baker

AdministratorEvelyn Zuberbühler

Prevention and Early DetectionMaria Stella de SabataKatarzyna Stocka

Tobacco ControlSinéad JonesJacqui DropeLouisa Stewart

GLOBALinkRuben IsraelHarold ColomesAlexander Schurtz

Knowledge TransferBrita BakerRaluca GrigorescuLohes RajeswaranKaren SilvermanBeate Vought

Patient Services/Relay For LifeAna OliveraLohes Rajeswaran

Finance and AdministrationJuerg BollerJeannette NyandwiMarion OvidePhilomène Taylor

Campaigns and CommunicationsJose Julio DivinoCarlos OcampoPáraic RéamonnAnna-Maria Vandelli

MembershipSusan SimmonsCiara BrowneAnnie Imhoff

Information TechnologyPascal DiethelmItalo GoyzuetaDiego Mirner

ACS LiaisonNancy Lins

UICC Staff

UICC Council

The Executive Committee

Table of contentsFrom the President and the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Cancer conferences in 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Milestones in 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Putting cancer on the global agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7The world wakes up to chronic disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Preventing and controlling cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Freeing the world from tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Translating knowledge into action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Supporting and empowering patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Franco Cavalli, UICC President-Elect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26UICC Conferences in 2006 and beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27UICC Member Organisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28UICC Fellows 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30UICC Roll of Honour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Task Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36UICC International Union Against Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Auditors' Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Balance Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39UICC Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

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Vision

UICC’s vision is of a worldwhere cancer is eliminated

as a major life-threatening dis-ease for future generations.

Mission

UICC’s mission is to build and lead the global cancer control com-munity engaged in sharing and exchanging cancer control

knowledge and competence equitably, transferring scientific findingsto clinical settings, systematically reducing and eventually eliminatingdisparities in prevention, early detection, treatment and care of can-cers, and delivering the best possible care to all cancer patients.

Cancer spares no one. Ittouches the rich andpoor, young and old,

men, women and children. Thisyear alone, seven million peoplewill die from cancer and 11 mil-lion will be diagnosed.Complacency and inaction on thepart of the international commu-nity will effectively contribute tomore than 10 million cancerdeaths each year by 2020.

These numbers are muchmore than just statistics. They arereal people – mothers and fathers,wives and husbands, daughtersand sons, friends and colleagues.They are people who enrich theircultures and people who areloved by their families.

Cancer is costly for societiesas well as individuals and threat-ens development when it affectsthe economically active in manycountries.

Globally, the incidence ofcancer is on the rise because ofincreased exposure to such riskfactors as tobacco use, unhealthydiet and physical inactivity.Infections, environmental car-cinogens, and rapidly ageing pop-ulations also contribute to theglobal cancer burden.

Many cases of cancer can beprevented. The technology fordiagnosing and treating cancer is

mature, and many further cases ofcancer can be cured, especially ifdetected earlier. Providing pallia-tive care for all those who need itis an urgent humanitarian respon-sibility.

But the gap between what weknow about cancer and what wedo about cancer continues towiden. Worldwide cancer controlcan only be effective if it is givenpriority at the highest levels ofdecision-making.

These were among theweighty reasons that led WHOmember states at the 58th WorldHealth Assembly in May 2005 toadopt their first-ever resolutionon cancer prevention and control.

For the global cancer controlcommunity, 2005 was a momen-tous year.

Hard on the heels of theWHA resolution came the launchof UICC’s World CancerCampaign, focusing initially, withthe My Child Matters initiative,on cancer in children. InNovember, the initiativeapproved grants to 14 projects inresource-constrained countries,and already these grants are bear-ing fruit and making a differencein children’s lives.

Later in the year, WHO pub-lished a path-breaking report onthe challenge of cancer and other



From the President and theExecutive Director

Isabel MortaraUICC Executive Director

John R SeffrinUICC President

chronic diseases – such as heartdisease, stroke and diabetes –even in countries where histori-cally chronic disease has been alow public health priority.Preventing Chronic Diseases: A vitalinvestment projected that out of 58million deaths in 2005, chronicdiseases would account for 35million – 60% of all deaths. Itnoted that, contrary to commonperception, this largely invisibleepidemic is worst in low- andmiddle-income countries, where80% of all chronic disease deathsoccur.

In these and many otherways, the world in 2005 recog-nised that preventing and con-trolling cancer is not a luxury forthe rich – whether rich individu-als or rich societies. It is a vitalchallenge facing us all.

As the only internationalassociation linking the wholecommunity of non-governmentalcancer-fighting organisations, theInternational Union AgainstCancer (UICC) plays a key role,together with our members andour partners, in meeting this chal-lenge. Together we can make adifference!



UICC's International Calendar of Cancer Conferences listsmajor international cancer-related conferences, meetingsand congresses over three years and is available in print

and at www.uicc.org. In 2005, 22,000 copies of the printed ver-sion 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)

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In 2005, the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency laun-ched its Programme of Action

for Cancer Therapy. PACT buildsupon the IAEA’s 30-year expe-rience in cancer therapy and isdesigned to respond to the widerange of cancer needs in develo-ping countries.

Working agreements arebeing developed with UICC andother partners such as WHO andthe International Agency forResearch on Cancer (IARC) tocomprehensively address cancertreatment needs in the develo-ping world, create a sustainablecapacity for multidisciplinary can-cer control and achieve maxi-mum public health impact.

Making a PACT

JanuaryThe year begins with the first offive application deadlines for UICCInternational Cancer Fellowships.Over the year, 193 new fellows willjoin more than 5,000 health profes-sionals who have benefited fromthis programme.

FebruaryUICC launches its new onlinenewsletter, UICC eNews. TheFramework Convention onTobacco Control (FCTC) entersinto force; by the end of the year,116 countries are parties to thislandmark international healthtreaty.

MarchIn Paris, UICC and France'sNational League Against Cancerlaunch the French-language ver-sion of Evidence-based CancerPrevention: Strategies for NGOs. InEgypt, the National CancerInstitute (Cairo) hosts a conferenceon cancer in the developing world.

AprilUICC and WHO publish the sec-ond edition of Global Action AgainstCancer. The Asian-PacificOrganisation for CancerPrevention holds its fourthRegional Conference in Iran.Abstract Plus in Spanish – UICC'sfree hospital cancer registrationsoftware – goes online.

MayThe World Health Assembly passesits first-ever resolution on cancerprevention and control. Franceinaugurates its National CancerInstitute in Paris, and the EuropeanCentre for Disease Prevention andControl is officially opened inStockholm, Sweden. TheInternational Agency for Researchon Cancer (IARC) celebrates its40th anniversary. On World NoTobacco Day, UICC releasesCancer and Tobacco: Global Voices,Global Action, presenting the expe-rience of those in the frontline inthe war against tobacco.

JuneUICC launches the World CancerCampaign to scale up awareness ofthe fight against cancer, with a first-year focus on childhood cancers.Through its My Child Matters ini-tiative, it announces grants of up to! 50,000 in 10 developing countries.

JulyCancer survivor Lance Armstrongwins the Tour de France for the sev-enth time. UICC, the AmericanCancer Society and CancerResearch UK announce a secondround of FCTC implementationgrants for tobacco control advocates.Sir Richard Doll, whose ground-breaking research established smok-ing as a major cause of lung cancer,dies aged 92. UICC convenes anexpert conference to developnational cancer control planningresources and country profiles.



Milestones

“Cancer is a growing crisis allacross the developing world.We can save thousands of livesif we put together the tools, theknowledge and the political willto fight cancer effectively.”

Mohamed ElBaradeiIAEA Director-General

and Nobel Laureate

AugustWith less than a year to go, UICCsteps up publicity for its WorldCancer Congress in WashingtonDC, which for the first time everwill meet back to back with theWorld Conference on TobaccoOR Health. UICC representativesvisit Uruguay and Argentina tolend their support to ratification ofthe Framework Convention onTobacco Control.

SeptemberUICC President-Elect Dr FrancoCavalli visits China, holding meet-ings with the Chinese Anti-CancerAssociation, the Chinese CancerResearch Foundation and theChinese Medical Association.UICC publishes a handbook onhow to set up a Hope Lodge. InVancouver, Canada, the My ChildMatters initiative is presented at the37th Congress of the InternationalSociety of Paediatric Oncology(SIOP), a partner in the initiative.The 18th Asia-Pacific CancerConference meets in Seoul, Korea.

OctoberUICC, its members and its supportgroups mark breast cancer awarenessmonth - Pink October - with eventsworldwide. The first InternationalCancer Control Congress meets inVancouver. UICC supports the newWorld Hospice and Palliative CareDay “as an important means of rais-ing public awareness, to the benefitof cancer patients and their familiesglobally”. WHO publishes Preventing

Chronic Diseases: A vital investment.The Nobel Peace Prize is awardedto the International Atomic EnergyAgency and its Director-GeneralMohamed ElBaradei.

NovemberThe My Child Matters initiativeannounces grants to 14 childhood-cancer projects in Bangladesh,Egypt, Honduras, Morocco, thePhilippines, Senegal, Tanzania,Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam.The International Union AgainstCancer began in 1933 as an initia-tive of those engaged in cancerresearch but over the decadesembraced a wide range of organisa-tional members. Now the UICCExecutive Committee approvesextending the possibilities of mem-bership to include individuals. Thenew category of individual mem-bership will be launched in 2006.

DecemberThe International Atomic EnergyAgency establishes its PACTProgramme Office in Vienna,Austria, and appoints MassoudSamiei to head the new office (seepage 4). Fifteen new memberorganisations join UICC in 2005.At the end of the year, membershipstands at 268 organisations in 84countries.



On 22 May 2006, almosta year to the day afterthe adoption of the

World Health Assembly cancerresolution, UICC mourned thesudden death of Dr LEE Jong-wook, Director-General of theWorld Health Organization. DrLEE became Director-General inJuly 2003, after almost twodecades of service in WHO.

His tragic and unexpecteddeath deprives us of a valuedcolleague who was providingdistinguished leadership in thefight against cancer. His dedica-tion and commitment to thehealth of humanity was an inspi-ration and a motivation for us all.

At the UICC World CancerCongress in Washington DC thisJuly, he was scheduled to speakon building a dynamic globalaction network to control cancer,and we were looking forwardeagerly to hearing his vision ofhow WHO could help all of us todeliver on this global commit-ment. We mourn the loss of anexemplary leader and friend.

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On 30 June 2005, UICClaunched its WorldCancer Campaign to scale

up awareness of the fight againstcancer and coordinate activities at aglobal level.

Five years earlier, the WorldSummit against Cancer for theNew Millennium called for “aninvincible alliance – betweenresearchers, health-care professio-nals, patients, government, industryand media – to fight cancer and itsgreatest allies, which are fear, igno-rance and complacency”. It urgedthat 4 February be marked eachyear as World Cancer Day.

In 2003, UICC resolved topromote World Cancer Day as partof a global campaign “to raise awa-reness of the cancer burden and topromote cancer control and patientneeds throughout the world”. It

saw this as a unique opportunity todraw attention to the challenges ofcancer, educate policymakers andthe public, and deepen the collabo-ration between UICC and itsmembers and partners. Two yearslater, the UICC World CancerCampaign began with the MyChild Matters initiative, focusingon childhood cancer. Over thecoming years, it will address manyaspects of the fight against cancer.

Why children? “Specific typesof childhood cancer are uncom-mon on a global scale, yet collecti-vely they represent an importantpublic health problem,” explainsUICC Executive Director IsabelMortara. “This is especially so inpoorer countries, where childhoodcancer is often detected too late tobe treated effectively and appro-priate treatment is not available oraffordable.” In these countries,three out of every five childrenwith cancer will die. But given theminimal conditions for early detec-tion and appropriate treatment,many young lives could be saved.

In November 2005, the MyChild Matters initiative awardedgrants to 14 childhood cancer pro-jects in 10 resource-constrainedcountries – Bangladesh, Egypt,Honduras, Morocco, the

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My Child MattersAdvisory Steering Committee

The opportunity to save lives and to contribute to well-being has never been greater

Dr Franco Cavalli (Chair), Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera ItalianaProf Tim Eden, International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP)Dr Alain Herrerra, Groupe sanofi-aventisProf Jean Lemerle, Groupe franco-africain d’oncologie pédiatriqueDr Ian Magrath, International Network for Cancer Treatment andResearch (INCTR)Dr Ching-Hon Pui, St Jude Children’s Research HospitalProf Hélène Sancho-Garnier, Epidaure, CRLC Val d’Aurelle-PaulLamarqueDr Eva Steliarova-Foucher, International Agency for Research onCancer (IARC)Geoff Thaxter, International Confederation of Childhood CancerParent Organisations (ICCCPO)

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BangladeshASHIC Palliative Care Unit – SalmaChoudhury, ASHIC Foundation,DhakaChildhood Cancer Campaign – MA Mannan, Department ofPaediatrics, Bangabandhu SheikhMujib Medical University, Dhaka

EgyptEducation of patients, families, andsociety, and promoting awareness of pae-diatric oncology care and support in Egypt

– Salah Abdel Hadi, National CancerInstitute, Fom El Khalig, CairoWe are the children, we are the world –Ayman Omar, Medical PhilanthropicAssociation, Fakkous Cancer Centre,Fakkous

HondurasBattling the abandonment of treatmentby paediatric cancer patients through theestablishment of satellite clinics in diffe-rent regions of Honduras – Ligia Fu,Honduran Foundation forChildren with Cancer, PaediatricHaemo-oncology Unit, HospitalEscuela Tegucigalpa

MoroccoNational campaign to increase the earlydiagnosis of childhood cancer in Morocco– Fouzia Msefer Alaoui, La Maisonde l’Avenir, Hay Nahda II, RabatPain management in children with can-cer – Mohamed Harif, Moroccan

Society of Haematology andPaediatric Oncology, Casablanca

PhilippinesThe Philippine CanServe Project:expanding access to treatment andimproving care of retinoblastoma andchildhood leukaemia in the Philippines– Julius Lecciones, PhilippineSociety of Pediatric Oncology,Philippine Children’s MedicalCentre, Quezon City

SenegalA paediatric oncology continuous careunit – Claude Moreira, ServicePédiatrique, Hôpital le Dantec,CHU de Dakar, Dakar

TanzaniaExpanding access to treatment ofBurkitt’s lymphoma in Tanzania –Twalib Ngoma, Ocean RoadCancer Institute, Dar es Salaam

Projects awarded funding

Ocean Road CancerInstitute, establi-shed ten years ago,

is Tanzania’s only speciali-sed treatment centre.

“Burkitt’s lymphoma isthe most common form ofchildhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa,” ExecutiveDirector Twalib Ngomasays. “It’s very aggressive,but it’s also exquisitely sen-

sitive to chemotherapy, and our policy is to supplythis treatment free of charge.”

Ngoma tells of a nine-year-old girl, her jaw swollen by the lymphoma, who travelled 1,000 kilo-metres to the institute, on roads that were barelypassable because of the rainy season. Six cycles ofchemotherapy later, she was free – “free from intra-venous fluid administration, free from the raid ofcytotoxic drugs on her body, and free from disease.”

“Today, when asked what she plans to do withher life – a life she so nearly lost – she says that sheintends to become a doctor.”

Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania,Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam.The initiative is a UICC partner-ship with the sanofi-aventisDepartment of Humanitarian

Sponsorship, withtop-up fundingfrom the USNational CancerInstitute.

C h i l d h o o dCancer: Rising to thechallenge docu-ments currentknowledge aboutthe incidence, cau-ses and psychoso-

cial aspects of childhood cancer,with reports from the InternationalAgency for Research on Cancerand the International Psycho-Oncology Society. It will be publi-

shed in 2006. A second report,making a comprehensive analysis ofthe chain of care in paediatriconcology in the 10 countries ini-tially selected for project support,will be published later. Projects insix more countries will be selectedfor funding in 2006.

“Childhood cancer in develo-ping countries is severely under-funded. This UICC initiative is atremendous step forward, whichwe wholeheartedly applaud.”

Prof Jean LemerleGroupe franco-africain

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Photo credit: Honduran Foundation for Children with Cancer

At the 58th World HealthAssembly in May 2005,ministers of health adopted

the world’s first resolution on can-cer prevention and control. UICCwelcomed the resolution as a majorstep forward in the fight againstcancer and called for concertedefforts from governments, civilsociety and international organisa-tions to ensure its rapid implemen-tation.

WHO has now begun to deve-lop a global cancer control strategyto strengthen and accelerate thetranslation of cancer control know-ledge into public health action. In2006, WHO will publish CancerControl: Knowledge into Action, aseries of six modules aimed at hel-ping states to develop strategies toimprove cancer prevention, treat-ment and care. UICC is represen-ted in several of the WHO com-mittees and groups taking this workforward.

In October 2005, UICC wel-comed the publication of a land-

mark WHO report, PreventingChronic Diseases: A vital investment.

“The report builds on theFramework Convention onTobacco Control (2003), theGlobal Strategy on Diet, PhysicalActivity, and Health (2004) andthis year’s cancer prevention andcontrol resolution,” explained DrJoAnne Epping-Jordan, a seniorprogramme advisor in WHO’sDepartment of Chronic Diseasesand Health Promotion. “It’s anadvocacy document to get chronicdiseases onto the agenda of publichealth and development. It alsomakes concrete and practical sug-gestions for action.” In every coun-try, inexpensive and cost-effectivemeasures can produce rapid healthgains.

Preventing Chronic Diseases pro-poses a new global goal – to reducethe projected trend of chronicdisease death rates by 2% each yearuntil 2015. This would avert over 8million deaths due to cancer.

“Chronic diseases represent ahuge proportion of human illness,”said Richard Horton, Editor of theLancet, who ran a special series onthe subject. “While the politicalfashions have embraced somediseases – HIV/AIDS, malaria, andtuberculosis, in particular – manyother common conditions remainmarginal to the mainstream of glo-bal action on health. Chronicdiseases are among those neglectedconditions.”

It seems that fashions are chan-ging. UICC is determined toensure that they do.



The world wakes upto chronic disease“For the 25 million people living with cancer today and the millions more who will get thedisease if we fail to act, it is encouraging that cancer is now a priority for global institu-tions such as WHO.”

Isabel Mortara, UICC Executive Director

UkraineImmunocytochemical diagnosis of leukae-mias and malignant tumours in childrenof the Ukraine – Daniil Gluzman, REKavetsky Institute of ExperimentalPathology, Oncology, andRadiobiology, National Academy ofSciences of the Ukraine, Kiev

VenezuelaPsychosocial and nutritional support forpaediatric oncology patients and their

families – Claudia Sánchez Machuca,Paediatric Oncology Unit, InstitutoOncológico Dr Luis Razetti,CaracasOptimisation of the parenteral mixturesunit at the Hospital de Niños JM de losRios – Clara Zappi, ParenteralMixtures Unit of the VenezuelanAssociation of Parents of Childrenwith Cancer, Hospital de Niños JMde los Rios, Caracas

VietnamImproving the competence of theNational Cancer Institute and somepilot provinces in prevention, care, andsupport for children suffering from cancer– Nguyen Ba Duc National CancerInstitute, K Hospital, Hanoi

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Integrated, evidence-based andcost-effective strategies for preven-tion, early detection, treatment,and palliative care are the mosteffective way to tackle the cancerburden and reduce the suffering ofpatients and their families.

Non-governmental organisa-tions (NGOs) play a key role inincreasing public and leadershipawareness of the cancer problemand in developing effective part-nerships for cancer control.

In July 2005, UICC conveneda conference in Geneva of expertswho are involved in cancer controlplanning. The purpose was toreview the lessons learned andidentify practical guidance for thosecountries considering a nationalcancer plan.

UICC’s National Cancer ControlPlanning Resources for Non-Governmental Organisations will belaunched in 2006. Based on bestpractices, the solid experience ofthose who have already worked onnational cancer plans, and inputfrom the field, they provide practi-cal suggestions that can be applied,whatever the situation of a country.Specific recommendations are givenfor resource-constrained settings.

The meeting was preceded bya session on country profiles, aUICC database project designed tohelp those in low- and middle-income countries in making cancercontrol decisions compatible withavailable resources. Data collectionand quality checks continue. A firstset of country profiles will be readyfor release in 2006.Promoting cancer registrationin Latin America

Cancer registration is the cor-nerstone of cancer control, and lackof reliable data on a country’s can-cer burden is a serious barrier tonational cancer control planning.Abstract Plus is an abstracting toolfor hospital cancer registries deve-loped by the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC) inAtlanta, Georgia (USA). UICCpartnered with CDC and theInternational Agency for Researchon Cancer (IARC) to translate thissoftware into Spanish and custo-mise it to the requirements of indi-vidual Latin American countries.The software conforms to the stan-dards of the North AmericanAssociation of Central CancerRegistries and is compatible withIARC’s population-based softwareCanReg.



Preventing and controlling cancer“We need to put cancer on the public policy agenda all around the world. We know thatevery country needs to develop a cancer plan. If you’re not planning, you’re planning to fail.”

John R Seffrin, UICC President

In October 2005, the firstInternational Cancer ControlCongress brought delegates

from 65 countries to Vancouver,Canada, to share strategies andexperiences. The congress waschaired by Prof Simon Sutcliffeof the BC Cancer Agency (aUICC member), who pointed toits success in allowing interactionand information-sharing amongdelegates from a wide range ofcountries. The aim is to build aninternational community ofpractice. A second congress isexpected in 2007 or 2008, per-haps in a developing country.

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UICC and its partners expectthat this new tool will make iteasier for hospitals in Latin Americato collect cancer data in a standar-dised form, as a first step towardspopulation-based registration.

In March 2005, Abstract Plus inSpanish was made available for freedownload through the UICC web-site, backed up by online help.Online training was provided in2004 and 2005 to 83 registrars in 13Latin American countries.

A handbook on evidence-basedcancer prevention

Cancer patterns reflect the waywe live, and the cancer burden inany country can be reduced byfocused intervention.

In 2003, UICC began work ona handbook to provide scientificevidence to help cancer organisa-tions develop effective strategies forprevention, taking into account thepolitical situation, the social envi-ronment and available resources intheir countries.

Evidence-based Cancer Preven-tion: Strategies for NGOs, theEuropean version of this handbook,was published in English and Italianin 2004. It examined Europe’s can-cer burden, the role of social fac-tors, theoretical aspects of beha-vioural change, successful preven-tion activities, the effectiveness ofinterventions against major risk fac-tors, and the benefits and risks ofscreening programmes. A finalchapter offers recommendations toEuropean NGOs for setting priori-ties and designing comprehensivecancer prevention programmes.

A French-language edition ofthe European handbook was laun-

ched in Paris in May 2005. A sum-mary in Spanish was produced bythe Valencia chapter of the SpanishAssociation Against Cancer. Thehandbook is also available in sum-mary form in English (on CD-Rom) and French. A German-lan-guage edition will be launched atthe German Cancer Congress in2006, together with a supplementfocusing specifically on Germany.All versions are available online onthe UICC website.

Cancer patterns vary fromregion to region. Hence UICC willpublish other editions of the hand-book, adapted to Asia and LatinAmerica (see page 13), in 2006.Beyond information

This was the theme of a seminarat Epidaure, Montpellier, France, inSeptember 2005. Epidaure, which



In March 2005, the NationalCancer Institute in Cairo,Egypt, joined with UICC and

the Arab Medical Society forCancer Prevention (AMAAC) tohost a successful conference oncancer in the developing world.Topics discussed included cancerresearch in developing countries,evidence-based strategies forcancer prevention and earlydetection, public education andthe role of the media, and therole of small cancer centres innational cancer control.

Health systems in resource-constrained countries are oftenoverburdened and cancer is alow priority. “National cancercontrol programmes face signifi-cant constraints,” says AMAACSecretary General Sherif Omar.“We all struggle with a lack ofcancer control centres, deficien-cies in cancer registration, earlydetection and screening pro-grammes, and the increasingcost of new medicines, treat-ments and diagnostic facilities.So this conference was a goodopportunity to share success sto-ries and exchange experiences inovercoming obstacles.”

“The importance of AbstractPlus for Latin America cannot beoverstated. We can use this free,standardized software to conso-lidate the information that willprovide a firm foundation forpopulation-based registries.”

Dr Eduardo Payet, DirectorMetropolitan Cancer Registry

Lima, Peru

“To say ‘prevention’ is to say‘change’. Change in habits,affecting diet and physical acti-vity. Change in lifestyle, to pre-serve our environment. To say‘prevention’ is also to say ‘infor-mation’ – information on theconcrete action we can take,individually and as societies, toprevent cancer. With its tho-rough presentation of thescience underlying cancer pre-vention, this handbook allowsus to involve ourselves in thenew politics of public health.”

Dr Henri Pujol, PresidentFrench League Against Cancer

Cancer in the developing world

opened in 1998, is a major centre forcancer prevention and health educa-tion in Europe. The seminar, forFrench-speakers working in preven-tion, included workshops on indivi-dual and collective approaches toaction, development of a total stra-tegy, different targets and spheres ofaction, methods to increase effecti-veness, and how to evaluate inter-ventions. A series of fact sheets resul-ting from the seminar will be publi-shed in 2006.Breast Health Global Initiative2005 Guidelines

Over a million women world-wide are diagnosed with breast can-cer each year, and more than400,000 die. More than half thenew cases occur in resource-constrained countries, where 8 outof 10 women present for diagnosistoo late for successful treatment.

The Breast Health GlobalInitiative, founded and led by theFred Hutchinson Cancer ResearchCentre and the Susan G KomenBreast Cancer Foundation (bothUICC members), is an innovativenetwork of individuals, regional,national, and world health organi-sations, government agencies,NGOs and corporations that sharea dedication to improving breasthealth care and cancer treatmentfor women in economically disad-vantaged countries. UICC is repre-sented on its Steering Committeeby Hélène Sancho-Garnier,Strategic Leader for Prevention andEarly Detection.

Building on guidelines firstpublished in 2003 to help develo-ping nations find ways to makeeconomically feasible and culturallyappropriate care available towomen, the Breast Health GlobalInitiative 2005 Guidelines expandand refine the earlier work by pro-posing a stratified approach to carebased on available health-careresources.

The guidelines are published asa 129-page supplement in theJanuary-February 2006 issue of TheBreast Journal and may be down-

loaded from the web(www.fhcrc.org/science/phs/bhgi/gui-delines/publications.html).Improving cervical cancer scree-ning in Uruguay

UICC’s new ICRETTTraining Workshop scheme fundedthe international faculty for a cervi-cal cancer screening seminar inPaysandú, Uruguay, in November2005. The aim was to evaluate 10years of experience in cervical can-cer screening, update screeningmethods, determine qualitycontrols and indicators and, begin-ning with a pilot project in thePaysandú region, plan an expansionof screening to cover the wholepopulation. This would form animportant element in Uruguay’snational cancer control pro-gramme.

Specific objectives were toimprove access to Pap tests,increase women’s participation inscreening, train community leadersin teamwork, determine the num-ber of professional workers neededto implement the programme, andenhance the skills of those alreadyworking in it. Sample collectionpremises need to be computerisedand linked to a centralised databasein the national cancer registry ofUruguay.

The seminar, coordinated bythe Comisión Honoraria de Luchacontra el Cáncer, a UICC member,was led by Prof Hélène Sancho-Garnier, UICC’s Strategic Leaderfor Prevention and EarlyDetection, Prof Leticia FernandezGarrote, a Cuban public healthspecialist, and Prof Lisseth Ruiz deCampos, a cytopathology specialistfrom El Salvador. Participantsincluded doctors, midwives, nurses,cytology experts, social workersand administrators.



“Cancer Awareness, Preventionand Control: Strategies forSouth Asia focuses on the cur-rent cancer scenario in theregion and discusses strategiesto meet the challenges of thefuture. Considering the demo-graphic predictions that the can-cer incidence and mortality ratesin South Asia are expected toreach 1.8 million and 1.2 mil-lion by 2020, this book couldnot come at a more opportunetime.”

Dr K A Dinshaw, DirectorTata Memorial Centre, India

“UICC has historically played animportant role in cancer preven-tion and control in Japan, andmore generally in the Asia-Pacific region. I expect this roleto deepen considerably with thelaunch of the UICC AsiaRegional Office in 2006 and thepublication of the Evidence-based Cancer Prevention hand-book for North and South-EastAsia.”

Dr Kazuo Tajima, DirectorAichi Cancer Institute, Japan

Framework Convention onTobacco Control

In February 2005, as the WHOFramework Convention onTobacco Control entered intoforce, UICC issued a call togovernments to back the treaty.Yussuf Saloojee, UICC StrategicLeader for Tobacco Control, high-lighted the importance of rapidaction, saying, “We know thatwhen it comes to cancer, swiftaction can save lives. We congratu-late the 40 countries that are at theforefront of the global movementto tackle tobacco – and call onothers to ratify the treaty withoutdelay. The future health of millionsis in your hands.”

By the end of 2005, 116 coun-tries were parties to the conven-tion.World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day inMay 2005 focused on the role ofhealth professionals in tobaccocontrol. UICC invited members ofthe cancer community worldwide– organisations and individuals – tolend their support to the day. Manyalso sent personal statements, brin-ging to life the impact of tobacco-related cancer on their working and



Freeing the world from tobaccoRoughly one in five of all cancers worldwide is caused by tobacco. Each year, tobacco killsaround 5 million people, of whom 2 million die of lung cancer. Tobacco also causes othercancers, including cancers of the mouth, head and neck, kidney, pancreas, bladder, anduterine cervix.

“The most important thing in our country is to prevent and stopsmoking and to take all possible steps to decrease the production ofcigarettes. This is especially true in my province, Hunan, which isone of the most important for tobacco production.”

Prof Zhongshu Yan, Changsha, China

“Tobacco-related problems in India are on the rise. Besides smo-king, chewing tobacco is common. The increasing incidence of oraland oropharyngeal malignancy is quite alarming.”

Prof Dipak Ranjan Nayak, ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon, India

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personal lives. Selected statementswere published as a UICC report,Cancer and Tobacco: Global Voices,Global Action. It paints a vivid andtouching picture of the true face ofthe tobacco epidemic worldwide,and of how UICC members andthe cancer community are takingaction to curb it. Effective smoking cessationcampaigns

Mass media campaigns are avery cost-effective way to changesmokers’ views and feelings abouttheir habit and to encourage themto stop smoking. As more and morecampaigns are carried out – oftenwith the backing of cancer organi-sations – we are learning how suchcampaigns can be made even moreeffective. In 2005, UICC partneredwith a group of private and publicsector organisations, the GlobalDialogue for Effective SmokingCessation Campaigns, with the aimof sharing experiences and develo-ping expertise in such campaigns.The project brings together adver-tising agencies, government healthdepartments, cancer organisationsand other leading players to deve-lop knowledge in mass media smo-

king cessation campaigns. Data hasbeen gathered from more than 250practitioners around the world. InNovember 2005, a conference inToronto brought together over 70people from 13 countries on 6continents to identify key learningsand capacity-building needs. Seewww.globaldialogueconference.comTobacco control in Argentinaand Uruguay

Representatives of UICC andof the cancer community took partin two important tobacco controlmeetings in South America. TomGlynn (American Cancer Society),Sylviane Ratte (French NationalCancer Institute), Luk Joosens(Belgian Cancer League), andSinéad Jones (UICC) were amonga panel of international of expertswho visited Argentina andUruguay to share their expertise indeveloping effective tobaccocontrol policies and to lend theirsupport for ratification of theWHO Framework Convention forTobacco Control.

In Uruguay, the delegationmade presentations to parliamenta-rians, civil society and journalists,before being received by President



“In some remote districts of Nepal, it has been found that 71% ofwomen smoke – perhaps the highest rate of smoking among womenanywhere in the world… Our organization is focusing on an aware-ness programme throughout the country to promote a comprehen-sive approach to tobacco control.”

Diwakar Rajkarnikar, National PresidentNepal Cancer Relief Society

Sir Richard Doll, the Britishscientist whose work esta-blished smoking as a major

cause of lung cancer, died in July2005, aged 92.

In 1951, he began to exa-mine the reasons for the drama-tic increase in lung cancer overthe previous half-century. “Itwasn’t long before it becameclear that cigarette smokingmight be to blame. I gave upsmoking two-thirds of the waythrough that study,” said SirRichard.

The “Doctors’ Study”,begun the following year,tracked members of the BritishMedical Association and docu-mented their smoking habits andcause of death.

By the time the 50-year fol-low-up of the study was publi-shed in 2004, it had establishedthe link between smoking andmore than 20 fatal illnesses. Itrevealed the true risks of smo-king – that among lifelong smo-kers, two out of three will ulti-mately be killed by their habit,losing on average 12 years oflife. It also showed that stoppingsmoking at any age improveshealth and life expectancy.

As public awareness and thescientific evidence grew, attitu-des to smoking changed forever.In 1954, 80% of British mensmoked. Today, that figure is26%.

In memoriam

President Tabaré Vázquez of Uruguay, a former UICC Fellow, addresses an internationalsymposium on tobacco control legislation in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tabaré Vázquez, himself a practi-sing oncologist. Since taking upoffice in spring 2005, PresidentVázquez has enacted a series of pre-sidential decrees, curbing tobaccopromotion and advertising, intro-ducing bold new health warningson tobacco packs, and making allworkplaces and public places smo-kefree.Treatobacco.net

Stopping tobacco use at anyage improves health and increaseslife expectancy. It also decreases therisk of tobacco-related cancers.Effective treatment of tobaccodependence is important to helpindividuals reduce their risk of can-cer. Among the many benefits ofstopping smoking are a reduced riskof complications after surgery andbetter treatment outcomes. In2005, UICC formed a strategicpartnership with Treatobacco.net(www.treatobacco.net), an expertresource for those working on thetreatment of tobacco dependencethroughout the world.

Treatobacco.net presentsauthoritative evidence-based infor-mation about the treatment oftobacco dependence, reviewed byinternational experts. It is availablein 11 languages. Treatobacco.net isrun by the Society for Research onNicotine and Tobacco (SRNT)and is a collaborative initiative bet-ween public and private organisa-tions.

Global smokefree partnershipSmokefree policies are effec-

tive: they protect health, cuttobacco consumption and may dis-courage young people from beco-ming addicted to smoking. 2005saw the launch of a major newUICC-led initiative to promoteeffective smokefree policies world-wide. The UICC GlobalSmokefree Partnership brings toge-ther leading organisations andexperts from around the world toprovide resources and assistance insupport of smokefree policies. Formore information visit www.globals-mokefreepartnership.org

GlobalinkGLOBALink is the world’s lar-

gest online tobacco control com-munity; at the end of 2005, it stoodat 5,300 members. It providestobacco news in English, French,German and Spanish, and itsLOCALink arm now hosts 156websites and 28 communities.

New in 2005 was a worldtobacco control multimedia data-base, launched at the end of June,with funding from the RockefellerFoundation. Currently it holdsmore than 3,600 pictures, presenta-tions and video clips.

GLOBALink members areentitled to a free copy of DavidMoyer’s The Tobacco Book, andGLOBALink contributed to thesecond edition of The Tobacco Atlas,to be published in 2006.



In 2005, the worldwide trendto make all enclosed workpla-ces – including bars and res-

taurants – smokefree gatheredpace. And the growing expe-rience of national smokefreelaws around the world – inIreland, Norway, New Zealand,Italy and Sweden – reveals thatsmokefree laws are healthy, wor-kable and popular.

In Norway, independentassessments show that businesshas not suffered. Instead, a signat the airport proudly proclaims:“Welcome to Norway. The onlything we smoke here is salmon.”Nine out of ten New Zealanderssupport the right to work in asmokefree environment. InIreland, 98% of people agreethat going smokefree has beengood for health.

In January 2005, Italian smo-kefree legislation came intoforce. Despite dire predictions,the law is supported by the vastmajority of the population. Morethan eight out of ten people saythey support the law. Swedishbars went smokefree in May2005. Again the measure enjoysoverwhelming support, and90% of Swedes expressed theirintention to respect the law.Scotland and Uruguay alsoannounced that in March 2006they would become smokefree.

Smokefree policies:healthy, workable,popular

The John Tung Foundation, a UICC member, briefs the media on amending the TobaccoHazard Control Act to conform to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The unprecedented scienti-fic and clinical advances inunderstanding, diagnosing

and treating cancer in recent deca-des do not guarantee that thisknowledge is evenly distributednor that appropriate treatment isavailable when and where it is nee-ded. UICC aims to bridge the gro-wing gap between what is scienti-fically known and what is practi-cally applied.UICC International CancerFellowships

UICC International CancerFellowships provide opportunitiesfor professional development tocancer investigators, clinicians, nur-ses, and cancer society staff andvolunteers.

Through the generous financialcontributions of sponsors and theexpertise of volunteer reviewers,over 5,000 health professionalshave benefited from UICC fel-lowships. Each year, an internatio-nal panel of over 900 volunteerreviewers consider more than1,000 applications, and UICCoffers almost 200 fellowships withthe aim to advance, disseminate,and transfer existing cancer know-ledge from those who have it tothose who seek it.

These fellowships support pro-jects in behavioural and psychoso-cial aspects of cancer and counsel-ling; biochemistry, molecular bio-logy and biophysics; cancer infor-mation and education; carcinoge-nesis, environmental factors andprevention (including tobaccocontrol); cell biology and cell gene-tics; clinical trials; detection, diag-nosis and screening; epidemiology,biostatistics and registries; experi-mental therapeutics; immunology;medical oncology; paediatric onco-logy; palliative care; nursing;pathology (including histopatho-logy and cytology); public healthpolicy, services and advocacy;radiobiology and radiotherapy; sur-gery; virology; and volunteer trai-ning.

ICRETT Training WorkshopsMost UICC fellowships bring

people to centres of excellenceabroad to improve their knowledgeand skills. The ICRETT TrainingWorkshops, formerly known as“Reverse ICRETTs” or“ICRETT for Teaching Faculty”,reverse this direction of flow.These workshops, generally lastingthree to five days, enable an inter-national faculty of up to threeexperts to teach groups of appro-priately qualified professionals whowork in cancer institutes, clinics, orhospitals in resource-constrainedcountries. Longer visits of up toone month by individual experts toimpart their knowledge and skillsare also possible. In both cases, newknowledge is directly disseminatedto a group of people, rather than an



Translating knowledge into actionUICC seeks to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and practical application andbetween different communities’ access to cancer information worldwide.

UICC Translational Cancer Research Fellowships 4

UICC American Cancer Society International Fellowships for Beginning Investigators 9

UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial UICC International Cancer Study Grants 12

UICC International Cancer Research Technology Transfer Fellowships 151

UICC Trish Greene International Oncology Nursing Fellowships 11

UICC Asia-Pacific Cancer Society Training Grants 6

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individual, and at the place wherethe skills are to be used. This allowstailoring the teaching to fit the on-site facilities and the educationalneeds of the participants. In thecase of clinical training, it alsoallows “hands-on” activities by theparticipants, who are not restrictedto merely “observing” the newskills, as would be the case if theywent abroad. It also circumventsthe ever-increasing visa restrictionsin many countries.

In 2005, 15 workshops wereheld in Argentina, China, CostaRica, Cuba, India, Niger, Ugandaand Uruguay. Five of them covered! The role of communication skills in

oncology practice at AcharyaHarihar Regional Cancer Centrein Orissa, India, led by Dr SureshK Reddy of the MD AndersonCancer Center in Houston,Texas

! Improving quality and data analysisin cancer registration at theComisión Honoraria de LuchaContra el Cáncer in Montevideo,Uruguay, led by Dr RobertZanetti of the Piedmont CancerRegistry in Turin, Italy

! Prostate brachytherapy at ApolloSpeciality Hospital in Chennai,India, led by Dr Gillian MDuchesne of the PeterMacCallum Cancer Institute inMelbourne, Australia

! Prevention and early detection ofbreast and cervical cancer at TousUnis Contre Le Cancer inNiamey, Niger, led by DrHélène Sancho-Garnier of theEpidaure Institute inMontpellier, France, and

! Organisation, quality and evaluationof a cervical cancer screening pro-gramme at the ComisiónHonoraria de Lucha Contra elCáncer in Montevideo, Uruguay,also led by Dr Sancho-Garnier.

TNM Atlas, fifth editionThe Tumour-Node-Metastasis

(TNM) classification of malignanttumours, developed by PierreDenoix of France, was adopted byUICC in 1953. It is the world’s

most widely used system for asses-sing the progression of cancer: T -The extent of the primary

tumour N -The absence or presence and

extent of regional lymph nodemetastasis

M -The absence or presence ofdistant metastasis.The TNM Atlas is designed as

an aid for the practical applicationof the system by illustrating the Tand N categories in clear, easilyunderstood graphics. The aim is

twofold: to enable all disciplinesinvolved to reach a more standardi-sed understanding and documenta-tion of the anatomic spread oftumours and to further enhance thedissemination and use of the TNMclassification.

A fifth edition of this standardreference book was published in2005 by John Wiley & Sons (USA)for distribution in the Americas andin 2004 by Springer Science+Business Media (Germany) for dis-tribution in the rest of the world.Springer (www.springer.com) alsopublished a German translation,with French and Russian transla-tions in progress.Prognostic Factors in Cancer,third edition

Work was completed in 2005on the third edition of PrognosticFactors in Cancer, which amends andstreamlines this authoritativemonograph on prognostic factorsand their use in planning treatmentfor cancer patients. The text is anextension of UICC’s seminal workon the TNM classification of mali-gnant tumours, integrating the cur-rent focus on prognostics in cancer,and will be published by JohnWiley & Sons (www.wiley.com) in2006.

Prognostic Factors in Cancer isdivided into two parts. The firstsection provides an update on thescience of prognosis in general andprognosis in cancer patients in par-ticular, including issues surroun-ding accuracy of measurement ofprognosis and methodology of stu-



“UICC has played a key role indeveloping and supporting TNMaround the world, but much ofthe data in the international lite-rature comes from developedcountries. In updating the TNMclassification, this informationneeds to be complemented bymore data from other worldregions. Cancer is a heteroge-neous disease and human popu-lations are genetically diverse.

The Latin American andCaribbean Society of MedicalOncology (SLACOM) aims toimprove cancer care and medi-cal education in the region. TheTNM project in Latin America isa UICC-SLACOM collaborationto disseminate the classificationand enhance it for the benefit ofcancer patients.”

Dr Eduardo CazapPresident, SLACOM

dying and classifying prognosticfactors. That section also introducesthe timely topic of incorporatingmolecular oncology into prognosis.The second section consists of site-specific or tumour-specific chaptersand the prognostic factors associa-ted with particular malignancies.

The third edition of PrognosticFactors in Cancer illustrates the scopeof the field as it stands today. Itimparts a perspective on likely out-comes of neoplastic disease that isan increasingly useful tool for phy-sicians and all others responsible forthe care of patients with cancer.UICC Cancer Basics Series

Work on this e-learning pro-gramme reached its final stages in2005. The programme will belaunched at the UICC WorldCancer Congress in July. Subject toa licence from UICC, the seriesallows translation of the text intoalmost any language or adaptationto national, regional or ethicalrequirements, without the need foradditional development software.The series will be available in DVDformat and will be widely promo-ted to medical and nursing schools,to hospitals and interested indivi-duals.

The aim is to provide a wideaudience, ranging from health pro-fessionals, medical and nursing stu-dents to patients, relatives orfriends, with a fundamental unders-tanding of the disease and its deve-lopment, diagnosis and treatment,as well as addressing psychosocial,ethical and legal issues.

Four interactive courses on“How cancer evolves”, “How it istreated”, “Managing symptoms”,and “Cancer as a chronic disease”provide almost eight hours of lear-ning in 16 lessons. Each lessonincludes at least one formative exer-cise that asks the user, based onexisting knowledge and experience,to select item(s) from a multiplechoice list, such as labelling keyparts of a cell. Learning checkpointsin each lesson positively reinforcewhat has been learned so far.

Each course ends with a post-course assessment. Acceptance of thecourses for credit with theContinuing Medical Education sys-tem in the USA is under negotiation.

The basic text, generously pro-vided by the Oncology NursingSociety (USA), was developed byUICC and programmed bySnowfish (www.snowfish.co.uk).



“The TNM classificationremains the single most impor-tant predictive indicator for can-cer outcomes. In the last decade,however, the TNM project hasmoved from the usual anatomi-cal classification of cancer todetermining prognostic factorsin cancer, and therefore the pro-ject remains as relevant today asit was at its inception.”

Dr Mary GospodarowiczPrincess Margaret Hospital

Toronto, Canada

“Often patients will say that thenurse is the person who is there24 hours around the clock, andit's very important that thenurse be well represented in theteam. We are very active inwanting to be sure that nursesare ‘at the table’, so to speak –that we are part of decisionsabout cancer care and policyabout cancer care.”

Pearl MooreChief Executive Officer

Oncology Nursing Society

Ibelieve that no activity aimedat eliminating suffering anddeath due to cancer is more

important than building humancapacity in places where suchcapacity is currently limited.Knowledge transfer is thereforea critical component of the glo-bal fight against cancer.

Through UICC’s fellowshipprogrammes, skills that cutacross the cancer continuumfrom prevention to end-of-lifecare are imparted to those whoare on the front lines of cancerresearch and cancer care aroundthe world.

It has been my privilege toparticipate in the evaluation ofapplicants for UICC InternationalCancer Fellowships, and my onlyregret is that there are manymore worthy applicants thanthere are resources available tofund them. I hope that it will bepossible in the future to expandthe programmes to meet thechallenge and the opportunitythat lie ahead of us as cancerincidence and mortality increasein nations both rich and poor.

Dr Joe Harford, DirectorOffice of International AffairsUS National Cancer Institute

A critical component in theglobal fightagainst cancer

Allowing people with cancer tospeak for themselves

UICC believes all people havethe right to timely access to cancerservices and to participate activelyin decision-making with full, infor-med consent.

A patient forum is more than aconference dedicated to cancer-patient issues. It is a public hearingwhere cancer patients, their familiesand caregivers have the opportunityto express their needs with regardto quality of care and quality of life.Their voices are a powerful tool inadvocating for improvements inattitudes, knowledge, practice,policy, systems and services.

UICC’s patient forum pro-gramme offers member organisationsa web-based toolkit containing prac-tical information, samples, examplesand lessons learned, an auspices andgrants programme, and the opportu-nity for networking, technical assis-tance and exchange of information.A pilot patient forum will take placein Turkey in April 2006.

Celebrating bravery and survival

Relay For Life is a uniqueovernight community celebrationwhere individuals and teams campout in tents, enjoy music and enter-tainment, and walk around a trackrelay-style to raise awareness andfunds to fight cancer. The relayusually begins with a cancer survi-vor lap around the track; and later acandlelight ceremony is held tohonour cancer survivors andremember those who lost the battleagainst this disease.

In 2002, UICC partnered withthe American Cancer Society tolaunch Relay For Life internatio-nally. Today, it has spread to 19countries. In 2005, Belgium,Germany, Mexico, Portugal andSouth Africa held their first Relays.

European events are part of aprogramme funded by sanofi-aventis. In July 2005, the firstEuropean regional training forvolunteers and staff took place inScotland. Enthusiasts from Belgium,Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland,Luxembourg, the Netherlands,Portugal, Slovenia and the UK metto share experiences and take part inthe Cancer Research UK Relay ForLife held in Scotstoun, Glasgow. Asecond European training is plannedfor 2006.



Supporting and empowering patients"Cancer patients are more than statistics. They are real people – mothers and fathers, chil-dren and siblings, colleagues and friends. People who enrich their cultures, people whosustain their economies, people who are loved by their families."

John R Seffrin, UICC President

"Patient forums give patients a voice and foster a necessary dialo-gue between cancer patients, the medical community, the healthauthorities and other stakeholders. They allow people with cancerand their families to participate actively in decision-making."

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Partnering to improve cancer information services

You’re worried you’ve gotcancer, or you’ve just been toldyou do. Where do you turn?

Many UICC members runcancer information services thatprovide comprehensive, accurateand reliable information to anyonewho asks. Formed in 1996 at aUICC meeting in Australia, theInternational Cancer InformationService Group (ICISG) todayrepresents over 40 organisationsthat offer such services or are deve-loping them.

In 2004, the ICISG and UICCsigned a Memorandum ofUnderstanding to strengthen theprovision of cancer informationworldwide. In July 2006, they willhost a full-day workshop in

Washington DC, just beforeUICC’s World Cancer Congress,on “How to start a cancer informa-tion service”. A comprehensivetoolbox will provide examples oftraining plans, phone call recordforms, data collection tools, trai-ning modules, and other items toget an information service up andrunning.Giving cancer patients a roofover their head

Eliminating disparities in accessto care is one of UICC’s goals. Amajor problem faced by cancerpatients and their families, espe-cially in the developing world, iswhere to find safe, clean and affor-dable lodging during treatment.Sometimes, distance from a cancertreatment centre means that,because of the financial burden ofthe travel and stay, a patient willnot seek treatment or cannot com-plete it. To meet this difficulty,Hope Lodges have been establishedin several countries as a home awayfrom home.

UICC is collaborating with theTurkish Association for CancerResearch and Control in building aHope Lodge next to HacettepeUniversity Oncology Hospital inAnkara. The Lodge was opened inFebruary 2006.

In 2005, UICC published ahandbook on how to set up a HopeLodge. The handbook is publishedin English and French and is alsoavailable on the UICC website(www.uicc.org). A Turkish transla-tion will be published in 2006.

Supporting one another in theface of breast cancer

UICC’s Reach to RecoveryInternational (RRI) is built on asimple human principle: a womanwho has survived breast cancergiving freely of her time and expe-rience to another woman facing thesame challenge. Membership ofRRI is open to organisations andgroups that offer voluntary peersupportive care to women withbreast cancer or are interested inRRI activities and promote peersupportive care.

Two issues of bloom, the news-letter of Reach to RecoveryInternational, were published in2005 and are available online atwww.uicc.org.

“Today's Reality, Tomorrow'sPerspectives”

The 13th Reach to RecoveryInternational breast cancer supportconference was hosted by theHellenic Association of Womenwith Breast Cancer and the Societyof Volunteers Against Cancer inAthens, Greece, in June 2005. Farmore than a conference, it was anopportunity to share informationand experiences, with laughter andhugs on top of the agenda.

Among the topics for discus-sion were advocacy, breast cancerresearch, the importance of volun-teerism, and the psychosocial chal-lenges posed by cancer for thefamily.



“The Hope Lodge is the latestbut not the only project develo-ped through UICC-TACRC colla-boration. Through the world'sleading cancer control organisa-tion, UICC, we have had theopportunity to share knowledgeand technology at an internatio-nal level and to benefit from theexperience of our sister organi-sations.”

Prof Tezer Kutluk, PresidentTurkish Association for Cancer

Research and Control

“The people who work in can-cer information services play akey role in translating the com-plexity of ever-emerging scienti-fic information so those inqui-ring can understand it in simpleterms and apply it to their parti-cular situation. I want to thankthe leadership of UICC, whichhas been very supportive of theICISG in this important endea-vour.”

Mary Anne Bright, DirectorNational Cancer Institute

Cancer Information Service

Breast cancer survivor Martini Lim (pictu-red here with her husband) found hopethrough Reach to Recovery in Indonesia

Awards

The 2005 Terese Lasser Awardwas presented to Ann Steyn, whocoordinates the Reach toRecovery International pro-gramme in South Africa, in reco-gnition of her work in trainingvolunteers from South Africa andother African countries and sup-porting women with breast cancer.

The Reach to RecoveryInternational Medal was presentedto Ireland’s Tom Hudson. Themedal recognises outstandinghealth professionals who haveencouraged voluntary breast cancersupport programmes and aidedrecognition of volunteers by theircommunities.

The National Award for theBest Volunteer went to JosephineSkourta, a social worker, who ini-tiated and developed the RRI pro-gramme at the Hellenic Associationof Women with Breast Cancer.

Pink OctoberPink is the colour we see eve-

rywhere in October, ranging frompink ribbons on lapels to buildingsand trees lit in pink. All over theworld national cancer societies,breast health foundations and breastcancer support groups promotebreast cancer awareness.

The looped pink ribbon, aninternationally recognised symbol,represents awareness and hope forthose affected by breast cancer andstands for the sisterhood that willhelp women survive, and conquer,this disease. People wear the ribbonto honour women living withbreast cancer, remember those lostto the disease, and support researchfor a cure.

Amitabh Bachchan, the icon ofIndian cinema, Manuel Tornare,Mayor of the City of Geneva, andQueen Silvia of Sweden, patron ofthe Swedish Breast CancerAssociation, were among the cele-brities across the world who lenttheir support to Pink October in2005.



"We have to work together to reduce the discrepancies that exist inquality care for women with breast cancer. UICC is working toensure a quality of life is available globally, which includes psycho-social support offered by women with similar experiences".

Ranjit Kaur, President, Reach to Recovery International

“Openness can help reduce thefear of cancer. By talking openlyabout breast cancer, we canalso help reduce the prejudices.If I can assist in drawing atten-tion to breast cancer, I am veryhappy to do so, and to achievethis goal it is most importantthat we work together acrossborders.”

Queen Silvia of Sweden

“October has been earmarkedas Pink October – a breast can-cer support month all over theworld. UICC and other organi-sations have joined together asa community dedicated to tack-ling this disease from the grassroots, promoting preventionand diminishing sufferingthrough research, education,advocacy and service. Let us,one and all, help them in theirefforts to remain a resource forglobal cancer control and winthis gigantic battle.”

Amitabh BachchanIndian film star

A training session in Cape Town, SouthAfrica, for Reach to Recovery volunteers

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Tom Hudson

Dr Franco Cavalli was bornin Locarno, Switzerland,and is married with seven

children. He trained in internalmedicine and medical oncology inBerne, Milan, Brussels andLondon.

Dr Cavalli is Director of theOncology Institute of SouthernSwitzerland (IOSI), Bellinzona, thecomprehensive cancer centre forthe Italian-speaking part ofSwitzerland. He is also Professor inMedical Oncology at theUniversity of Bern (Switzerland)and the University of Varese (Italy).

His research priorities are newdrugs and new treatment modali-ties, haematological malignancies,including lymphomas, and breastcancer.

Initially, he concentrated onleukaemia and representedSwitzerland in the Cancer andLeukaemia Group B. Later, hisresearch focused on breast cancer.

In recent years, his main inte-rest has been malignant lymphoma.He was instrumental in creating theInternational ExtranodalLymphoma Study Group (IELSG).Every third year, he organises theInternational Conference onMalignant Lymphoma in Lugano,Switzerland, the leading internatio-nal forum for basic and clinicalresearch in lymphomas.

Since 1995, Dr Cavalli hasbeen a member of the Swiss

Parliament, where he focuses ondebates about health care andhealth policy. He is particularlyinterested in palliative care andend-of-life issues.

Twenty years ago, with otherdoctors in Italian-speakingSwitzerland, he founded theAssociation for Medical Aid toCentral America. Through thisassociation, he has coordinatedmany projects in Nicaragua, ElSalvador, Guatemala and Mexico.He is also President of the SouthernNew Drug Organisation.

Dr Cavalli has been Presidentof the Swiss Cancer League andChairman of the Swiss Group for

Clinical Cancer Research. He hasalso chaired the Early ClinicalTrials Group of the EuropeanOrganisation for Research andTreatment of Cancer. For the lasttwo decades, he has served on theScientific Committee of theEuropean School of Oncology.

He founded Annals ofOncology, of which he was Editor-in-Chief from 1990 to 2000. Hehas written five books, includingthe Textbook of Medical Oncology(together with Heline Hansen andStanley Kaye), and about 450scientific papers.

He has received 16 internatio-nal awards – among them thePezcoller Award, the New DrugDevelopment OrganisationHonorary Award, the GreidingerAward in Haifa, Israel, and theWaldman Award in Omaha,Nebraska, USA.

In January 2006, he was nomi-nated as Switzerland’s “Person ofthe Year”. He received the SwissAward for his contribution tosociety – in particular, for his workin the fight against cancer in thedeveloping world.

Franco Cavalli will succeedJohn R Seffrin as President of theInternational Union AgainstCancer at the UICC World CancerCongress in Washington DC inJuly 2006.



Franco Cavalli, UICC President-Elect

UICC World Cancer Congress 2006Washington DC, 8-12 July 2006

The congress will help totransfer leading-edge scientif-ic cancer research from thelaboratory into health-carepractices in diverse commu-nities worldwide. By bring-ing together medical, publichealth, and organisational

leaders, it will build capacity to develop effective, data-driven plans for cancer control.

13th World Conference on Tobacco ORHealthWashington DC, 12-15 July 2006

The conference will unite thousandsof tobacco control professionals in acomprehensive global effort to reducetobacco use. Participants will learnabout successful tobacco controlefforts, best practices, and effectiveintervention techniques around theworld.Read more: www.2006conferences.org

Jagruti: The Awakening3rd Asia-Pacific Reach to Recovery International BreastCancer Support ConferenceMumbai, India, 7-10 November 2006

In Indian lore, Jagruti is a flame thatis a perpetual source of light andenergy. For women with breast can-cer, it signifies the ability to regain ameaningful, vibrant life throughtreatment and psychosocial support.After breast cancer, a woman can

still live with dignity and femininity and use the expe-rience to help other women cope with their cancer.The conference is organised by a coalition of six IndianNGOs – Cancer Patients Aid Association, IndianCancer Society, Mastectomees Association (India),Passages, V Care Foundation, and Women's CancerInitiative (Savera) – and Tata Memorial Hospital.Read more: www.jagruti.org.in

Uniting in Recovery14th Reach to Recovery InternationalBreast Cancer Support ConferenceStockholm, Sweden, 30 May-2 June 2007

The conference, hosted by theSwedish Breast CancerAssociation (BRO) and theSwedish Cancer Society, willgive UICC’s Reach toRecovery International sup-

port network an opportunity to discuss all the newdevelopments concerning breast cancer, focusing onincreased chances for survival, cure and supportive care.Read more: www.congrex.se/rri2007

Towards True Cancer ControlUICC World Cancer Congress 2008Geneva, Switzerland, 27-31 August 2008

The congress will focuson public health, preven-tion, cancer and tobaccocontrol, palliative care,patient advocacy, andother issues as they apply

to both resource-rich and resource-limited countries.The rapid progress in treatment will be the centre ofmany symposia. Together we can move the cancercontrol agenda forward and bring hope to millions.Read more: www.uicc.org/congress08



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AfricaAssociation tunisienne de Lutte contre leCancer, TunisiaCancer Association of NamibiaCancer Association of South AfricaCancer Association of ZimbabweFakkous Centre for Cancer and AlliedDiseases, EgyptInstitut Salah Azaiz, TunisiaKenya Cancer AssociationNational Cancer Institute, Cairo, EgyptNigerian Cancer Society

Asia and the PacificAichi Cancer Centre, JapanBangalore Institute of Oncology, IndiaBangladesh Cancer SocietyBP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital,NepalBreast Cancer Welfare Association,MalaysiaCancer Centre Welfare Home andResearch Institute, IndiaCancer Council ACT, AustraliaCancer Council AustraliaCancer Council New South Wales,AustraliaCancer Council Northern Territory,AustraliaCancer Council South AustraliaCancer Council Tasmania, AustraliaCancer Council Victoria, AustraliaCancer Council Western AustraliaCancer Institute (WIA), IndiaCancer Institute of JFCR, JapanCancer Patients Aid Association, IndiaCancer Society of New ZealandChiba Cancer Centre, JapanChildren's Cancer Association of JapanChinese Anti-Cancer AssociationChinese Medical AssociationChinese Oncology Society - TaiwanDharamshila Cancer Hospital, IndiaDr B Borooah Cancer Institute, IndiaFiji Cancer SocietyFormosa Cancer Foundation - TaiwanFukuoka Cancer Society, JapanGujarat Cancer and Research Institute,IndiaHokkaido Cancer Society, JapanHong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, ChinaHope Society for Cancer Care - TaiwanIndian Cancer SocietyIndonesian Cancer FoundationInstitute of Cell and Molecular Biology,JapanInstitute of Cytology and PreventiveOncology, IndiaInstitute Rotary Cancer Hospital, IndiaJapan Cancer SocietyJapan Lung Cancer SocietyJapan Society of Clinical OncologyJapanese Cancer AssociationJapanese Foundation for MultidisciplinaryTreatment of CancerJikei University School of Medicine, JapanJohn Tung Foundation - TaiwanKanagawa Cancer Centre, JapanKidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology,IndiaKorea Institute of Radiological andMedical SciencesKorean Cancer SocietyMeherbai Tata Memorial Hospital, IndiaMiyagi Cancer Society, JapanNagoya Memorial Hospital, JapanNational Cancer Centre, Singapore

National Cancer Centre ResearchInstitute, KoreaNational Cancer Council (MAKNA),MalaysiaNational Cancer Institute, ThailandNational Cancer Institute, VietnamNational Cancer Society ofMalaysiaNational Oncological Centre,MongoliaNepal Cancer Relief SocietyNiigata Cancer Centre, JapanOsaka Cancer Foundation, JapanOsaka Medical Centre for Cancerand Cardiovascular Diseases, JapanPakistan Atomic EnergyCommissionPeter MacCallum Cancer Institute,AustraliaPhilippine Cancer SocietyPrincess Takamatsu CancerResearch Fund, JapanQueensland Cancer Fund, AustraliaRajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute andResearch Centre, IndiaSaitama Cancer Centre, JapanSapporo Cancer SeminarFoundation, JapanSasaki Institute and Foundation, JapanScience Council of JapanSingapore Cancer SocietyTaiwan Cancer SocietyTata Memorial Centre, IndiaThai Cancer SocietyTianjin Medical University Cancer Instituteand Hospital, ChinaTochigi Cancer Centre, JapanTokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital,JapanWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of MedicalResearch, Australia

EuropeAcademisch Medisch Centrum,NetherlandsAction Cancer, UKAsociación Española Contra el Cáncer,SpainAsociación Vivir Como Antes, SpainAssociation of Slovenian Cancer SocietiesAssociazione Italiana di OncologiaMedica, ItalyAssociazione Italiana Malati di CancroParenti e Amici, ItalyAssociazione Italiana per la Ricerca sulCancro, ItalyAugust Kirchenstein Institute ofMicrobiology and Virology, LatviaBelgian Federation Against CancerBritish Association for Cancer ResearchBulgarian National Association ofOncologyCancer Research UKCancer Society in Stockholm, SwedenCancer Society of FinlandCancerBACUP, UKCentre d'oncologie Léon Bérard, FranceCentre Georges-François Leclerc, FranceCentre régional François Baclesse, FranceCentre régional Jean Perrin, FranceCentre régional Paul Papin, FranceCentre René Gauducheau, FranceCentre René-Huguenin, FranceCentro di Prevenzione Oncologica, ItalyCentro di Riferimento Oncologico, ItalyCentro per lo Studio e la PrevenzioneOncologica, Italy

Cochrane Cancer Network, UKComité départemental de la Savoie,FranceComité départemental de l'Aube, FranceComité départemental des Hauts-de-Seine, FranceComité départemental des Yvelines,FranceComité national pour les relations avecl'UICC, FranceCroatian League Against CancerCyprus Anti-Cancer SocietyCyprus Association of Cancer Patients andFriendsDanish Cancer SocietyDeutsche Krebsgesellschaft, GermanyDeutsche Krebshilfe, GermanyDeutsches Krebsforschungszentrum,GermanyDutch Association of ComprehensiveCancer Centres (ACCC)Dutch Cancer SocietyEpidaure CRLC Val d'Aurelle-PaulLamarque, FranceEstonian Cancer SocietyEuropean Institute of OncologyEuropean Organisation for Research andTreatment of CancerEuropean School of OncologyEuropean Society for TherapeuticRadiology and OncologyFédération nationale des centres de luttecontre le cancer, FranceHellenic Cancer Society, GreeceHellenic Society of Oncology, GreeceHungarian League Against CancerIcelandic Cancer SocietyInstitut Català d'Oncologia, SpainInstitut Claudius Regaud, FranceInstitut Curie, FranceInstitut Paoli Calmettes, FranceInstitute of Cancer Research, UKInstitute of Oncology, Bucharest, Romania



Country with Members

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Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, SloveniaInstituto Português de Oncologia deFrancisco Gentil, PortugalInternational Hereditary Cancer Centre,PolandIrish Cancer SocietyIST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sulCancro, ItalyIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche"Mario Negri", ItalyIstituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Curadei Tumori, ItalyIstituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Curadei Tumori - Fondazione "G Pascale",ItalyIstituto Oncologico Romagnolo, ItalyIstituto Superiore di Oncologia, ItalyKrebsliga Schweiz, SwitzerlandLeague Against Cancer Prague, CzechRepublicLega Italiana per la Lotta Contro i Tumori,ItalyLiga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro,PortugalLigue nationale, Comité de Paris, FranceLigue nationale contre le cancer, FranceLithuanian Oncological SocietyLymphoma Coalition, UKMacmillan Cancer Relief, UKMinistère de la Santé, LuxembourgNational Cancer Centre of GeorgiaNetherlands Cancer InstituteNN Blokhin Cancer Research Centre,RussiaNN Petrov Research Institute of Oncology,RussiaNorwegian Cancer SocietyOncologic Centre Antwerp, BelgiumPaterson Institute for Cancer Research, UKPolish Oncological SocietyRegina Elena Cancer Institute, ItalySerbian Society for the Fight AgainstCancer

Slovak League Against CancerSociété française du cancerSwedish Cancer SocietySwiss Institute forExperimental Cancer Research(ISREC)Ulster Cancer Foundation, UKUniversita degli Studi dell'Insubria, ItalyUniversità degli Studi diPerugia, ItalyWestdeutsches Tumorzentrum(WTZE), GermanyWorld Cancer Research Fund,UK

Latin AmericaAsociación Hondureña deLucha contra el Cáncer,HondurasAsociación Mexicana deLucha Contra el Cáncer,MexicoAsociación Nacional Contra elCáncer, PanamaAssociação BrasileiraAssistencia aos Canceros,Brazil

Comisión Honoraria de Lucha contra elCáncer, UruguayFundação Oncocentro de São Paulo, BrazilFundación Boliviana Contra el Cáncer,BoliviaGrupo Brasileiro de Estudos do Câncer,BrazilHospital de Clínicas “Dr. ManuelQuintela”, UruguayInstituto Brasileiro de Contrôle do Câncer,BrazilInstituto de Enfermedades Neoplásicas,PeruInstituto del Cáncer de El SalvadorInstituto Nacional de Cancerología,MexicoInstituto Nacional de Oncología yRadiobiología, CubaInstituto Nacional do Câncer (INCA),BrazilLiga Argentina de Lucha Contra el CáncerLiga Bahiana Contra o Câncer, BrazilLiga Colombiana Contra el Cáncer,ColombiaLiga Contra el Cáncer, HondurasLiga Dominicana Contra el Cáncer,Dominican RepublicLiga Nacional Contra el Cáncer,Guatemala / PiensaLiga Peruana de Lucha Contra el Cáncer,PeruOncosalud, PeruPatronato Cibaeño Contra el Cáncer,Dominican RepublicSociedad Anticancerosa de VenezuelaSociedad de Lucha contra el Cáncer(SOLCA), EcuadorSociedad Latinoamericana y del Caribe deOncología Médica (SLACOM)Sociedad Mexicana de Oncología, MexicoSociedad Peruana de Cancerología, PeruSociedad Peruana de Oncología Médica,PeruSociedade Brasileira de Cancerologia,BrazilTrinidad and Tobago Cancer SocietyUniversity of São Paulo, Brazil

Middle EastBahrain Cancer SocietyCancer Institute, Imam Khomeini MedicalCentre, IranIsrael Cancer AssociationKing Hussein Cancer Centre, JordanKuwait Society for Smoking and CancerPreventionLebanese Cancer SocietyMinistry of Health, PakistanMinistry of Health, Saudi ArabiaMinistry of Health, OmanPatient's Friends Society-JerusalemResearch Centre of Gastroenterology andLiver Transplantation, IranShariati Hospital HORC, IranSyrian Cancer SocietyTurkish Association for Cancer Researchand Control

North AmericaAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican College of RadiologyAmerican College of SurgeonsAmerican Society for TherapeuticRadiology OncologyAmerican Society of Clinical OncologyArthur G James Cancer Hospital ResearchInstitute, USABC Cancer Agency, CanadaCabrini Medical Center, USACanadian Association of RadiationOncologyCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation(Prairie NWT Chapter)Canadian Cancer SocietyCancer Care Ontario, CanadaCandlelighters Childhood CancerFoundation, USAC-Change, USACenters for Disease Control andPrevention, USACentre for Chronic Disease Prevention andControl, CanadaCentre hospitalier de l’Université deMontréal, CanadaCollege of American Pathologists, USAFondation québécoise du Cancer, CanadaFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,USAGerald P Murphy Cancer Foundation,USAH Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, USAInternational Society for the Study ofComparative Oncology, USAKellogg Cancer Care Center, USALance Armstrong Foundation, USAMassey Cancer Center, USAMD Anderson Cancer Center, USANational Cancer Institute, USANational Cancer Institute of CanadaNational Center for Tobacco-Free Kids,USAOncology Nursing Society, USAPrincess Margaret Hospital, CanadaRoswell Park Cancer Institute, USASt Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USASusan G Komen Breast CancerFoundation, USA

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Argentina ICR Bottino, MariaICR Cerretini, RoxanaICR Diaz, Maria del PilarICR Gattelli, AlbanaICR Hoijman, EstebanICRR Pavlovsky, SantiagoICR Pontillo, CarolinaICR Tanos, TamaraICR Vulcano, Marisa

Armenia ICR Mkrtchyan, HasmikAustralia ICR Brown, Melissa

YY2 Mackenzie, PeterICR Waddell, Nicola

Bangladesh ICR Zaman, RebeccaBelarus ICR Kustanovich, AnatolyBosnia ICR Klancevic, LejlaBrazil ACS Gleisner, Ana

ICR Gomes, MagdaICR Roberti Gallani, Nevair

China ICR Fan, JiangICRR Fu, NingYY1 Jia, Wei-HuaAPC Liao, YuebinICR Lu, DapengION Ren, HuiICR Wong, Man

Colombia ION Lopez Campo, JesusCosta Rica ICRR Gutierrez Espeleta, GustavoCuba ICRR Fernandez Garrote, Leticia

ICR Monreal, MagdaICR Padron Pérez, NoelICR Pena Amador, MarcosICR Tejuca Martinez, Mayra

Czech Republic ION Bukovjanova, MarieEgypt ICR El-Debawy, Eman

ICR El-Haddad, MostafaICR El-Kafrawy Ali, SherifICR Ghoneim, AymanICR Hana, IhabICR Ibrahim Galal, Mohamed

France ACS Arnaud-Dabernat, SandrineGermany ICR Helmes, Almut

YY1 Vockerodt, Martina

Ghana ION Dey Kpodonu, Josephine AkuICR Kpikpitse, Dzigbodi

India ICR Adurthi, SreenivasICR Agarwal, GauravICR Anand, VivekYY2 Ankathil, RavindranICR Annamraju, KiranICR Arumugam, SankarION Awatagiri, KasturiICR Balakrishnan, MallikaICR Banerjee, MahuaICR Bansal, KrishanICR Bashyam, MuraliICR Bhambhani, NavinICR Bopche, TusharICR Chopra, GurvinderICR Das, PrafullaICR Das Majumdar, SarojICR Ghosh Dastidar, AlokeICR Giri, AshokION Gnanadurai, AngelaICR Gupta, NarmadaICR Hingmire, SanjayICR Jheeta, KuldeepICRR Krishnan, LissyICR Kulkarni, BhudeviICR Kumar, AshokICR Kumar, RakeshYY1 Kundu, TapasICR Maddali, LakshmiICR Mandiram, KuppuswamyICRR Nayak, SukdevAPC Pandit, SangeetaICR Pati, SanghamitraICR Pichandi, AnchineyanICRR Potharaju, MahadevICR Prabhakar, JemICR Prabhakar Gouri, BalagopalICR Prabhakaran Nair, RemaICR Prakash, KuppaICR Qureshi, SajidICR Rajmohan, EICR Ranganathan, Rama

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ICRR Ravindran, PaulICR Saha, SubrataICR Seth, AmleshICR Sharma, MeharICR Sharma, RameshwaramICR Shidhique, HabeebuICRR Shrivastava, ShyamICR Singh, RakeshICR Sobti, RICR Solomon, MonicaICR Sreekumar, CICR Taranikanti, VarnaICR Tewatia, DineshICR Thomas, MaryICR Thomas, ShajiICR Varghese, Bipin

Indonesia APC Iskandar, RetnowatiIran, Islamic Republic of ICR Akbari, Mohammad

ICR Mireskandari, MasoudION Ravanshad, Shahin

Ireland ICR Faller, WilliamIsrael ICR Bronstein, Revital

ICR Frenkel, AlexYY1 Gerst, JeffreyACS Melamed, DoronTCR Shiloh, YosefICR Steinitz, MichaelICR Yron, Ilana

Italy ICR Chiolo, IreneACS Feliciello, AntonioACS Ianari, AlessandraICR Lorenzato, AnnalisaICR Rinaldo, Alessandra

Jordan ICR Khader, JamalKazakstan ICR Savvulidi, PhilippKenya ICR Menya, Diana

ICR Mutuma, GeoffreyKorea, Democratic People's Republic of ICR Kim, CholKorea, Republic of TCR Lee, ByeongKuwait ICR Sherif, MohamedMalaysia ICR Cheong, Sok

ICR Marimuthu, SankaralingamMongolia ICR Tseveensuren, OdontungalagNepal ICR Adhikari, Kanchan

ICR Amatya (Pradhan), AnnieICR Chokhani, RameshION Ranabhat, SabitriION Regmi Poudel, SitaAPC Sharma, PratikshyaAPC Shrestha, LilyshaICR Shrestha, BinumaION Shrestha Palikhe, Kopila

Netherlands ICR Gommans, WillemijnICR Neijenhuis, Sari

Niger ICRR Djermakoye, HadizaNigeria ICR Akinremi, Adeola

ICR Igetei, Rufina

ICR Ocheni, SundayICR Ogun, GabrielICR Onigbogi, Olanrewaju

Paraguay ICR Kasamatsu, ElenaPoland ICR Asenko, Anna

TCR Dziadziuszko, RafalICR Swietlik, Emilia

Qatar ICR Hamza, SaudRomania ICR Bujor, Laurentiu

ICR Petris, OvidiuRussia ICR Berstein, LevSerbia and Montenegro ICR Celebic, Aleksandar

ICR Jovanovic, BranislavaICR Jovicic Milentijevic, Maja

Slovakia ICR Horvathova, EvaICR Ovesna, Zdenka

South Africa ICR Oyerinde, KoyejoSpain ICR Garcia, Montse

YY1 Martinez-Climent, JoseICR Melchor, LorenzoICR Quiros Garcia, JoseICR Solano, Carlos

Sri Lanka ICR Sooriyabandara, ShanthaSudan ICR Salim, SulimanSwaziland ICR Okonda, SylvainSweden TCR Bjartell, Anders

ICR Bredberg, AndersYY2 Conrotto, PaoloICR Girnita, Ada RoxanaICR Johansson, PegahYY2 Pettersson, AndreasACS Ye, Weimin

Thailand ICR Kamnerdsupaphon, PimkhuanTurkey ICR Erkal, HaldunUganda ICRR Frame, Karen

ION Nsubuga, MargaretICRR Wabinga, Henry

Ukraine ACS Lomnytska, MartaACS Voskoboynyk, Larysa

Uruguay ICRR Barrios, EnriqueICRR Rodriguez, GuillermoICR Sica, AmandaICR Suarez, Liliana Gladys

USA ACS Aloia, ThomasYY1 Altschuler, DanielYY2 Glass, AndrewICR Shanker, Anil

Vietnam ICR Nguyen, Huu Nam

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LegendACS American Cancer Society International Fellowship for

Beginning InvestigatorsAPC Asia-Pacific Cancer Society Training GrantICR International Cancer Technology Transfer FellowshipICRR ICRETT Training WorkshopsION Trish Greene International Oncology Nursing FellowshipTCR Translational Cancer Research FellowshipYY1 Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study

Grants (April selection)YY2 Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study

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Aoki, KunioAsh, CarolBaity, JohnBalmain, AllanBarrett, AnnBeltran Ortega, ArturoBrawer, MichaelBrien, GraemeBrzakovic, PredragBurger, MaxBurn, IanBurton, RobertCaceres, EdouardoCaligaris-Cappio, FedericoCerutti, PCharlton, AnneCiechanover, AaronCleaver, JCleton, FCognetti, FrancescoCollan, YrjöCollins, VDas, SamiranDe Garcia Granados,Enriquetade Nuñez, Isabel Denis, Louis JeanDiehl, VDietel, MDillner, JoakimDinshaw, Ketayun AEckhardt, Sandor

Elovainio, LiisaGrammatica, LGray, NigelGrivegnée, AndréGupta, PrakashHakama, MattiHanks, GeoffreyHann, ByronHansen, HeineHeppner, GloriaHöffken, KHöfler, HHoskins, William JHutter, RobertIhse, IngemarImai, KohzohJonas, AllanJunqueira, AntonioKavanagh, JohnKikuchi, KokichiKim, Jin-PokKim , Hoon-KyoKrasna, Mark Kurihara, MinoruKurkure, ArunLasser, PhillippeLawrence, WalterLevin, BernardLipatov, GeorgyLise, MarioLittbrand, BoLlombart- Bosch, Antonio

Lucas, GMagrath, Ian Mayer Zaharia, McVie, GordonMetcalf, DonaldMickelson, H FredMihich, EnricoMirand, EdwinMittra, IndraneelMiwa, MasanoMorgan, MichaelMusé Sevrini, IgnacioNambiar, RajNemez, LuisaNilsson, KennethNister, MonicaOmar, SherifOspina, Julio EnriquePavlovska, IrinaPeters, LRagde, HRajewsky, ManfredRingborg, UlrikRobinson, EliezerRosenthal, DavidRudolf, ZvonimirRuiz de Campos, LissethRutqvist, LSasaki, RyuichiroSeffrin, JohnSekhar, LaligamSenn, Hans

Shah, JatinSheldrick, PSobin, LeslieSoedoko, RoemwerdinjadiSriplung, HutchaSrivastava, PStanbridge, EStanley, EStanley, E RichardStorme, GuySugarbaker, PaulTaguchi, TetsuoTahara, EiichiTang, Zhao-YouTattersall, MartinThomas, JoséTominaga, SuketamiToyoshima, KTrichopoulos, DTsuchida, NobuoTsuruo, TakashiUjhazy, VUllrich, AxelVázquez, TabaréWeber, WalterWilkinson, PhilipWilkinson, SusieWoelkers, JosephWyke, JohnYuile, PhillipZaridze, Davidzur Hausen, Harald

Through the Roll of Honour, UICC and its member organisations recognise and acknowl-edge the outstanding commitment and achievements in the fight against cancer of indi-viduals throughout the world. As individual members of UICC, these distinguished scien-

tists, clinicians, care professionals and volunteers support UICC activities with an annual mem-bership donation of $250. All UICC member organisations are encouraged to honour the out-standing achievements of their own staff and volunteers by sponsoring them for Roll ofHonour membership and assuming their annual donation.

UICC Roll of Honour

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Prevention and EarlyDetection

Strategic LeaderSancho-Garnier, Hélène (all sub-groups)

Strategic Direction SteeringGroupAnderson, AnnieBloch, BasilBurton, Robert

Cancer Registration Task ForceHamdi-Chérif, MokhtarLoria, DoraOliva, Martha EPisani, PaolaZanetti, Roberto

Evidence-Based CancerPrevention: Strategies for NGOSTask Force

EuropeAnderson, AnnieAzorin, Jean-ChristopheBiedermann, AndreasLynge, ElsebethSegnan, NereoSlama, Karen

Latin AmericaCamacho, RolandoDe Campos, Lisseth Ferreccio, CatterinaGarces, Miguel Loria, Dora Musé, Miguel

AsiaBurton, Robert Dinshaw, KAKurkure, Arun Shastri, Surendra Tajima, Kazuo

Interphone Study Task ForceAndersen, Jorgen BachDenis, LouisHakulinen, TimoInskip, Peter Mettlin, CurtisOlsen, Jorn Repacholi, MichaelTominaga, Suketami

NCCP and Country Profiles TaskForceBekic, Ana Bhadrasain, VikramGiven, LeslieGueddana, Nabiha Harford, Joe Lodge, MarkRobinson, EliezerSabini, GracielaSepulveda, Cecilia

Women’s Cancer Task ForceAnderson, BenFernandez, LeticiaJoudane, LeilaRodriguez, Guillermo Sankaranarayanan, RTrimble, Ted

Tobacco Control

Strategic LeaderSaloojee, Yussuf (all sub-groups)

Tobacco Control MembershipWorking GroupBristol, DavidDaube, MichaelElovainio, LiisaGlynn, ThomasGray, NigelGupta, PrakashHayes, AndrewHirsch, AlbertKing, JeanKyle, KennethMickelson, H FredOmar, SherifPertschuk, MichaelSullivan, DeniseZatonski, WitoldZiv, Miri

GLOBALink Tobacco ControlWorking GroupChapman, SimonJadad, AlexSaloojee, YussufSimpson, DavidRatte, Sylviane

Vision/Issue Working GroupCallard, CynthiaJohn, ShobaJoosens, LukMyers, Matthew LPertschuk, Michael

Sweanor, DavidWarner, Kenneth EWilkenfeld, Judith

Knowledge Transfer

Strategic Leader: Nilsson, Kenneth

Knowledge Transfer SteeringGroupNilsson, KennethGospodarowicz, MaryKurkure, ArunKrammer, PeterPollock, Raphael EWilkinson, Susie

International CancerFellowshipsFellowship Reviewers 2005

Aaronson, NeilAdam, AndreasAdami, Hans-OlovAdamson, DouglasAgrez, MichaelAherne, WynneAhmedzai, SamAndersson, LeifAng, EmilyArmand, Jean-PierreAro, ArjaAschan, JohanAsh, DanAshworth, AlanAutrup, HermanAwuah, BaffourAyyangar, MBaas, PBaird, JesmeBaker, AndrewBarrett-Lee, PeterBarth, AlainBarth, RolfBartholomew, ChrisBeaugrand, MichelBeller, UzielBentas, WBerger, RolandBergstrom, MBerstein, LevBesznyak, IstvanBeverley, PeterBidmead, MargaretBilsland, AlanBird, AdrianBlackledge, George

Blake, PeterBoffetta, PaoloBosetti, CristinaBottomley, DavidBouziotis, PenelopeBoyd, MarieBrada, MichaelBray, RobertBrenner, HaroldBrewster, DavidBrossner, ClemensBrown, RobertBrummendorf, TimBrunton, ValerieBundred, NigilBurger, AngelikaCaligaris-Cappio, FedericoCameron, DavidCarella, AngeloCarneiro, FatimaCavenee, WebsterCawkwell, LynnChen, GeorgiaChoy, HakChu, KentCiatto, StefanoClaesson-Welsh, LenaCoates, AlanCollins, AndrewComans, EmileCooke, TCooper, ColinCorry, JuneCoyle, CatherineCozzi, LucaCummings, BernardCuzick, JackDalesio, OtillaDapueto, JuanDe Palo, GiuseppeDecarli, AdrianoDeehan, CharlesDeissler, HelmutDeSombre, EugeneDillner, JoakimDinshaw, Ketayun ADodd, GeraldDolecek, TDoyle, DerekDunn, JeffEccles, SuzanneEdmonds, PollyEdwards, RichardEggermont, AlexanderEisenbach, LeaEkbom, AndersEley, JohnEl-Omar, EErkal, Haldun

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Evans, JeffFairbairn, LeslieFan, SFarrell, PFentiman, IanFerrarini, ManlioFerrini, SilvanoFlynn, BrianFranceschi, SilviaGant, TimothyGiaccone, GiuseppeGiven-Wilson, RosalindGlimelius, BengtGlynn, ThomasGoing, JamesGoldgar, DavidGraham, GerryGraham, JohnGrant, WilliamGreaves, MelGreco, CGregor, AnnaGusterson, BarryHague, AngelaHaites, NevaHall, AndrewHall, JanetHamblin, MichaelHammond, RossHande, PrakashHarford, JoeHarrison, PaulHartwig, AndreaHastings, GerardHava, AvrahamHaward, RobertHeldin, Carl-HenrikHenry-Amar, MichelHerrington, SimonHeys, SteveHicks, RodneyHillerdal, GunnarHolland, JimmieHolmgren, LHolyoake, TessaHomer, JarrodHopkins, KirstenHuber, LaurentHuddart, RobertHung, CIhse, IngemarIkeda, SadaoIrish, JonathanJames, NicholasJarrett, RuthJauch, KarlJodrell, DJohansson, BertilJohansson, HJohnson Winegar, AnnaJones, RichardKapadia, AlkaKarbownik, MalgorzataKarveli, SpyridoulaKaspers, GertjanKaur, RanjitKaye, StanleyKeith, NicolKhandani, AKhoo, VincentKing, JeanKingston, JudithKitajima, MasakiKnudson, AlfredKoch, UweKoivisto, PasiKolch, WalterKopnin, Boris PKoss, Leopold

Kott, ItamarKrammer, Peter HKrasuska, MalgosiaKulakowski, AndrzejKuten, AbrahamLakhani, SunilLaura, EduardoLegrand, CatherineLehtonen, HLemerle, JeanLindblom, AnnikaLindeque, BLister, ThomasLoeffler, JLogue, JohnLonial, SagarLu, Shi-XinLundgren, ELuwia, MelissaMadhavan Nair, KrishnanMagarinos, AliciaMairs, RobertMarcus, AdamMareel, MarcMargison, GMason, MalcolmMatsushima, TaijiroMaurer, ChristophMcKay, AlanMcLaughlin Anderson, MyrnaMcMillan, NigelMertens, FredrikMetcalf, DonaldMetodiev, KMijnheer, BernardMillan, DavidMiller, WilliamMilroy, RobertMitchell, AllisonMitelman, FelixMiyazono, KoheiMohan, HarshMoller, HenrikMöller, GöranMoore, PearlMorris, DavidMorton, RandallMunro, AlastairNagler, ArnonNaruke, TsuguoNedospasov, SNegri, EvaNevill, ThomasNeville, MunroNguyen, Vu QuocNguyen Manh, QNielsen, OleNilsson, KennethO Brien, VincentO Dwyer, POien, KarinOnibokun, AdenikeOosterlinck, WillemPahlman, LarsPapanastassiou, VakisParker, ChrisParkos, CharlesParks, RowanParmar, MPeake, MickPerez, CarlosPerrier-Bonnet, SabinePeters, GodefridusPeters, GordonPettengell, RuthPetty, ElisabethPisani, PaolaPlass, ChristophPonder, Bruce

Powell, BarryPowell, JudyPrice, PatPuré, EPurohit, OmPurushotham, ARajewsky, ManfredRampling, RoyRao Bhaskar, Reed, NicolasRickinson, ARitthiphakdee, Bung-OnRobertson, ARobins, DianeRoman, JesseRots, MarianneRüegg, CurzioRydholm, AndersSachs, LeoSadozye, AzmatSaloojee, YussufSchätzlein, AndreasSchein, PhilipScheper, RikSchlegel, WolfgangSchmitt-Verhulst, AnneSchumpelick, VSenan, SureshSerakinci, NedimeShahina Parveen, UsmaniSharp, PeterSheer, DeniseShen, TShepherd, JohnShilo, Ben-ZionShin, DongShipley, JanetSimonsson, BengtSimpson, DavidSitas, FreddySlavin, SSoussi, ThierrySoutar, DavidSpandidos, DemetriosSpeirs, ValérieSpiro, StephenSteel, MichaelSteele, RobertStein, RStenerlow, BoSteward, JohnStewart, BernardStorm, HansStrathdee, GordonStuart, RobertStudzinski, GeorgeSudderick, RobertSun, Shi-YongSundstrom, ChristerSutherland, RobertSymonds, RSyrjanen, KariTam, PaulTan, LiTanum, GunnarThomadsen, BruceThomas, HilaryThomas, JoséUner, Aysegulvan den Bent, Martinvan der Sijp, JMRvan Meerbeeck, JPvan Oosterom, Allanvan Poppel, HendrikVass, KeithVassaux, GeorgesVilla, Luisavon Kleist, Sabinevon Segesser, Ludwig

von Zglinicki, ThomasVynckier, StefaanWahrendorf, JürgenWallace, JanWaring, PaulWatson, RogerWebb, SteveWei, WilliamWeitzner, MWerner, JochenWest, MatthewWestermark, BengtWhite, RobertWigmore, StephenWilander, ErikWilkinson, SusieWilliams, GarethWilliams, PeterWilson, CharlesWin, Khin KhinWisotzky, MyraWoll, PenellaWong, Siu-FunWooster, RichardXiao, WeiYang, KeYoung, LawrenceYron, IlanaYuen, JZaffaroni, NadiaZhao, JiangqinZheng Eh, Zimmerman, Robert

TNM Core GroupBrierley, JamesDenis, Louis JeanGospodarowicz, MaryGreene, Frederick LGroome, PattiNgan, HextanNilsson, KennethO'Sullivan, BrianSobin, LeslieStewart, SherriWittekind, ChristianYamasaki, Susumu

TNM Process Task Force Gospodarowicz, MaryGreene, Frederick LGroome, PattiNgan, HextanSobin, LeslieStewart, Sherri

TNM Prognostic Factors TaskForceGospodarowicz, MaryGreene, Frederick LGroome, PattiO'Sullivan, BrianSobin, LeslieStewart, SherriWittekind, Christian

TNM Supplement Editorial TaskForceSobin, LeslieWittekind, ChristianYamasaki, Susumu

TNM Atlas Editorial Task ForceGreene, Frederick LSobin, LeslieWittekind, ChristianYamasaki, Susumu



TNM Expert PanelsBreast

Badwe, RajendraBoyages, JohnEdge, Stephen BEllis, IanFitzgibbons, Patrick LHayes, DanielPritchard, KathleenSingletary, Eva Sonja

Upper gastrointestinalCarr, NormanCummings, BernardJohnson, PhillipKlöeppel, GünterPrimrose, JohnShimoda, TadakazuWinawer, SidneyWittekind, Christian

Lower gastrointestinalCarr, NormanCohen, Alfred MCompton, CarolynCummings, BernardJessup, J MilburnLeer, Jan WilhelmWinawer, SidneyWittekind, Christian

GenitourinaryAkaza, HideyukiAlgaba, FerranBartsch, GeorgBoyer, MichaelDearnaley, DavidDenis, Louis JeanMontie, JamesPollack, AlanRoach III, MackSternberg, CoraThompson, Ian

GynaecologicalCreasman, William TFyles, AnthonyHoskins, William JKaye, StanleyMarkman, MaurieNgan, HextanPecorelli, Sergio

Head and neckBarnes, E LeonChan, John KCChong, VincentGregoire, VincentHall, SteveLee, AnnMukherji, SureshO'Brien, ChristopherO'Sullivan, BrianRhys-Evans, PeterShah, Jatin

LungBall, DavidBrambilla, ElisabethBrundage, MichaelGoldstraw, PeterLe Chevalier, ThierryPatz, NedTravis, William D

LymphomaArmitage, JamesHoppe, Richard

Horwich, AlanLister, AndrewMauch, PeterSpecht, LenaWirth, AndrewZucca, Emanuele

Sarcoma/boneBell, Robert SChoong, PeterFisher, CyrilJudson, IanO'Sullivan, BrianPisters, PeterPollock, Raphael ERobinson, Martinvan de Rijn, MattVerweij, Jaap

SkinCascinelli, NataleElder, DavidHeenan, PeterLeBoit, Philip EMihm, MartinMurphy, GeorgePoulsen, Michael GThompson, John FTsang, Richard

TNM Global Advisory GroupAlgaba, FerranArmitage, JamesBalch, CharlesCarbone, AntoninoChang, SamEvans, Douglas BFinger, PaulJessup, J MilburnLaws, EdwardMaltoni, LuizMeyer, H-JPage, DavidPollock, Raphael ERusch, ValerieShah, JatinSimon, MichaelSingletary, Eva SonjaSober, ArthurSoong, Seng-JawWee, JosephYamasaki, Susumu

Capacity Building

Strategic LeaderBurton, Robert (all sub-groups)

Patient Support AdviserDunn, Jeff

Hope Lodge Task ForceBen Ayed, FarhadKutluk, TezerLavoie, MadeleineSéquier, Annie

Patient Forums Task ForceBradburn, Jane Dunn, JeffKaur, RanjitMoyer, CherylRyan, OlwynUlman, Doug

Psycho-Oncology Task ForceEisinger, FrançoisGuex, Patrice

Holland, JimmieSchraub, Simon

Reach to Recovery InternationalCommitteeKaur, RanjitDunn, JeffCunha Matos, Conceição MariaFantino, SusanaKozulina, IrinaSteyn, Ann

Reach to Recovery InternationalNewsletter (bloom)Editorial BoardKaur RanjitDunn, JeffHudson, TomSteyn, Ann

Conferences

Advisory Group on InternationalConferencesDenis, Louis JeanDunn, JeffElovainio, LiisaHeron, Michael FHill, DavidMoore, PearlSancho-Garnier, Hélène

Membership

UICC Membership andGovernance Task ForceBaity, JohnCoates, AlanDenis, Louis JeanDinshaw, Ketayun AGospodarowicz, MaryKitagawa, TomoyukiMeili, BrunoRobinson, EliezerSeffrin, John

eUICC

eUICC Think TankBero, LisaDzenowagis, JoanGustafson, David HJadad, AlexKurkure, ArunLenhard, RaymondLorenzi, NancyLuciani, SilvanaMackillop, William JMiller, Daniel SRobles, SylviaWyatt, Jeremy

International Journal of Cancer

Editorial BoardEditor in Chiefzur Hausen, Harald

Associate EditorsAaltonen, LauriAaronson, StuartAlitalo, KariArmstrong, BruceBarbacid, Mariano

Barrett, JohnBirchmeier, WalterBissell, MinaBlagosklonny, MikhailBoehm, ThomasBoland, C. RichardBoon, ThierryBrambilla, ElisabethBurger, MaxCavenee, WebsterComoglio, PaoloCorrea, PelayoCuzick, Jackde la Chapelle, AlbertEdwards, DylanEl-Deiry, WafikEsteller, ManelField, JohnGazdar, AdiGlennie, MartinGoldgar, DavidGreenberg, NormanGreider, CarolGrizzle, WilliamGyllensten, UlfHatakeyama, MasanorHeldin, Carl-HenrikHerman, JamesHolland, EricHollstein, Monica CHong, Waun KiHowley, PeterJarrett, RuthKadizoe, TadaoKleihues, PaulKnuth, AlexanderKorsmeyer, StanleyLa Vecchia, CarloLenoir, GilbertLoeb, LawrenceMalkin, DavidMeijer, CJMelief, KeesMeltzer, PaulMiyazono, KoheiMoore, PatrickMunger, KarlNarod, StevenNewbold, RobertNickoloff, BrianPark, Jae-GahbParkin, DonaldPerucho, ManuelPonder, BruceReddel, RogerReifenberger, GuidoRomero, PedroRowley, JanetRuoslahti, ErkkiShah, Keerti VShimotohno, KunitadaStratton, MichaelSundell, SherrylTaniguchi, TadatsuguTomlinson, IanVarshavsky, AlexanderVineis, PaoloWild, ChristopherYuspa, Stuart

The InternationalUnion Against Cancer(UICC) records its

income and expenditure intwo distinct accounts.Unrestricted funds relate pri-marily to the operations of theUICC Secretariat and areaccounted in Swiss Francs.Restricted funds are designa-ted for specific UICC pro-grammes and are expressed inUS Dollars. For reportingpurposes, the two sets ofaccounts are consolidated intoone combined financial statementexpressed in US Dollars.

The accounts for 2005 wereaudited by Deloitte SA, who aresatisfied that the accounting recordsand the financial statements complywith Swiss laws and UICC’s articlesof incorporation and recommendthat the financial statements beapproved (see page 38).Income

Total unrestricted and restric-ted income in 2005 amounted toUS$ 6,893,877, compared withUS$ 4,917,810 in 2004.

Unrestricted income,which mainly covers the ope-rations of the UICCSecretariat, increased modestlyin dollar terms, from US$ 2,066,490 in 2004 to US$ 2,154,091 in 2005, butremained stable when expres-sed in Swiss Francs.

Dues from UICC membersremained practically unchanged

at US$ 1,133,654. During 2005,seven members cancelled their mem-berships and 15 organisations joinedUICC. At the end of 2005, mem-bership stood at 268.

Significant income for theunrestricted accounts was generatedfrom royalties of US$ 500,000 fromthe International Journal of Cancer,which is published by John Wileyand Sons on behalf of UICC, andfrom Wiley’s corporate member-ship and other related income,which provided an additional US$ 195,000 in 2005.

Restricted income,which is designated for speci-fic programmes, grew stron-gly, from US$ 2,851,320 in2004 to US$ 4,739,786 in2005. The principal reasonfor this increase was the fun-ding received for the newlylaunched My Child Matterscampaign. Other program-mes also attracted significantadditional income.Expenditure

Unrestricted expendi-ture related to UICC’s ope-

rational costs remained slightlybelow the previous year’s level atUS$ 2,141,829. This resulted in amodest surplus of US$ 12,262 onthe unrestricted accounts.

Restricted expenditure rela-ted to specific programmes amoun-ted to US$ 3,810,363 in 2005,compared with US$ 3,126,029 in2004, reflecting the increase in res-tricted income for the reportingperiod. In 2005, restricted expendi-ture was spread over differentUICC activities as shown inFigure 1.

Fund balanceThe stable operational

result in unrestricted incomeand expenditure is reflected ina stable balance in the unres-tricted funds and reserves com-bined.

As instructed by theExecutive Committee, in 2005UICC again increased its sta-tutory reserves by US$ 50,000,



Financial ReportReport of the Treasurer and the Chair of the Finance Committee

12%

3%13%

72%

Communications

Cancer Journal

Strategic programmes

Campaigns

Dr Louis Jean Denis (Belgium), Treasurer

Mr John C Baity (USA),Chair, Finance Committee

Figure 1

which was allocated from the fundbalance. In addition, UICC main-tained a special provision of CHF 300,000 for the planned relo-cation of its office in Geneva in2006.

The restricted fund balanceincreased significantly from US$ 1,559,032 at year end 2004 toUS$ 2,488,454 at year end 2005.The restricted funds are accountedon a cash basis and there can there-fore be significant time lags bet-ween receiving funds and disbur-sing them for the designated pro-grammes.

The Finance Committeewould like to thank UICC mem-ber organisations for their conti-nued loyal support. We particularlyappreciate the support of thosemembers who have providedcontributions well in excess of thestatutory annual dues and subscrip-tions. The concept of nationalsubscriptions will be modified in2006, but it will be critical for theUICC to continue to receivegenerous financial support from itsmembers to ensure a stable organi-sational future and to engage instrategic activities.

A large number of donors (seepage 40) also contributed signifi-cantly to UICC’s finances. Onbehalf of UICC we take thisopportunity to express our grati-tude to all our supporters, withoutwhom UICC could not perform itsmany activities.



The International UnionAgainst Cancer (UICC) isdevoted exclusively to all

aspects of the worldwide fightagainst cancer. Its objective is toadvance scientific and medicalknowledge in research, diagnosis,therapy, and prevention of cancerand to promote all other aspectsof the campaign against cancerthroughout the world. Particularemphasis is placed on professio-nal and public education.

Founded in 1933, UICC is anon-governmental, independentassociation of more than 270member organisations in over 80countries. Members are voluntarycancer leagues and societies, can-cer research and treatment cen-tres and, in some countries,ministries of health. UICC is non-profit, non-political and non-sec-tarian. Its headquarters are inGeneva, Switzerland. It createsand carries out programmesaround the world in collaborationwith hundreds of volunteerexperts. It works in four strategicdirections: prevention and early

detection, tobacco control, know-ledge transfer, and capacity buil-ding. Supported by membershipdues, national subscriptions,grants and donations, its annualbudget is about US$ 5 million.

UICC is governed by itsmembers through a GeneralAssembly, which, beginning in2006, will meet every two years.Responsibility for programmestructure and implementation willmove from the present Counciland Executive Committee to aBoard of Directors, elected at theGeneral Assembly in 2006. UICCorganises a World CancerCongress (from 2006, every twoyears) as well as annual symposia,workshops and training courses.It publishes the InternationalJournal of Cancer (30 issues peryear), UICC eNews (every secondmonth), bloom, the newsletter ofReach to Recovery International(twice yearly), a Calendar ofInternational Cancer Conferences(twice yearly), and technicalreports, textbooks, and manuals.

UICC: International Union Against Cancer

The International Union Against Cancer is a non-profit, internatio-nal, non-governmental organisation governed in accordance with thearticles 60 to 79 of the Swiss Civil Code. As a non-profit organisationdevoted to the public interest, the Union has been exempted fromincome taxes by the Swiss tax authorities. This exemption is renewableevery five years and will be renewed in 2006.

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Balance Sheetas at 31 December 2005 in US Dollars



AssetsUnrestricted:Cash equivalents:

Current accountsTime deposits

Accounts receivable:Membership dues, netRelated partiesOther

Prepaid expensesFinancial investmentsFixed assets, net

TOTAL

Donor Restricted:Receivable from unrestricted funds

Liabilities and Fund BalancesUnrestricted:Accounts payable and accrued expenses:

Related partiesOther

Due to restricted fundsReserve for restricted currenciesOther liabilitiesTranslation differenceStatutory reserveFund balance

TOTAL

Donor Restricted:Trust funds

2005

1,070,1732,353,048

1,5671,652

22,1684,670

750,00044,598

4,247,876

2,488,455

-149,421

2,488,45512,188

650,18320,089

200,000727,540

4,247,876

2,488,455

The accounts, as presented, have been audited by Deloitte SA, Geneva, Switzerland. A complete set of the financial statements for 2005may be obtained on request from UICC headquarters in Geneva.

17%

16%

7%

60%

Membership dues

Other

Strategic programme activities

Information and publications

Income restricted & unrestricted 2005USD 6,893,877

21%

10%

69%

Expenditure restricted and unrestricted 2005USD 5,952,193

Strategic programme activities

Information and publications

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2004

479,7972,431,408

23,2115,394

286,53528,576

500,00033,236

3,788,157

1,559,032

15,770390,920

1,559,03213,407

900,111(6,361)

150,000765,278

3,788,157

1,559,032

Sanofi-aventis, France 908,872American Cancer Society 577,971Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, USA 483,518Cancer Research UK 297,929Pfizer, USA 285,000National Cancer Institute, USA 280,000John Wiley & Sons, USA 195,000Dreyfusbank, Switzerland 160,000Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA 142,488Japan National Committee for UICC 140,000Novartis, Switzerland 105,963QUIT, UK 74,377Dutch Cancer Society 64,609National League Against Cancer, France 50,932Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF), Belgium 49,545GSM Association, Ireland 49,355Office Fédérale de la Santé Publique, Switzerland 48,000Swedish Cancer Society 47,232Oncology Nursing Society, USA 30,000C-Change, USA 30,000American Society of Clinical Oncology 30,000National Cancer Institute, Canada 28,000Swiss Cancer League 25,000Cancer Council Australia 22,180Deutsche Krebshilfe/Mildred Scheel Foundation, Germany 20,000Italian Association for Cancer Research 18,000European Commission 14,502Comité national contre le tabagisme, France 11,630Danish Cancer Society 11,000World Health Organization 10,500Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, USA 10,000Israel Cancer Association 7,000Finnish Cancer Society 6,214

Various donations 9,563Roll of Honour 8,763Relay For Life 7,340

RoyaltiesJohn Wiley & Sons, USA 500,050



UICC Contributors 2005Amount USD

Barmer Ersatzkasse, GermanyBritish Medical Journals, UKCampaign for Tobacco-Free KidsCancer Council AustraliaCenters for Disease Control andPrevention, USACentre for Chronic DiseasePrevention and Control, CanadaCredit Suisse GroupDeutsches Krebsforschungszentrum,GermanyDeutsche Krebsgesellschaft,Germany

Federal Minstry of Health (BMG),GermanyFramework Convention AllianceHellenic Association of Womenwith Breast Cancer, GreeceJunta Valenciana de la AsociacionEspañola contra el cancer National League Against Cancer,FranceNorwegian Cancer SocietyOffice fédéral de la santé publique,SwitzerlandOncology Nursing Society, USA

Reach to Recovery, South AfricaSanofi-aventis Global OncologySingapore Cancer SocietySociety of Volunteers AgainstCancer, Greece

Contributing suppliersDeloitte, SwitzerlandGyro Group, SwitzerlandSun Microsystems, Switzerland

Indirect contributors

Corporate supporters

UICC is grateful to the corporate members and donors whocontributed to our work in 2005. Many of the activities

described in this annual report would not have happened withouttheir generous support.

Corporate membership is open to leaders of the medical supplyand technology, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthpublishing industries and other private sector companies.

Novartis Oncology

Bristol-Myers Squibbsanofi-aventis Pfizer

GSM AssociationMobile Manufacturers Forum

John Wiley & Sons

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.

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Annual Report 2005

UICC Annual Report 2005

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