In 2013, Ms. Agustina travelled to the National Cancer Centre in Tokyo, Japan, to complete a UICC fellowship. The head of Dharmais Cancer Registry Division suggested she apply to the UICC fellowship to upgrade knowledge about Cancer Registry in Japan. She wanted to learn about national cancer registry implementation, data collection and data analysis.

Inspired by the passion of UICC's President, Princess Dina Mired, Ferdinant Mbiydzenyuy and Florence Manjuh, two cancer professionals from UICC member organisation Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services visit the King Hussein Cancer Centre in Jordan to learn about breast cancer service delivery.

With “Cancer and Universal Health Coverage” as a topic, the 2019 edition of the World Cancer Leaders’ Summit aims to focus attention on expanding access to quality preventive, early detection, treatment and care for cancer.

The researcher behind the human papillomavirus vaccine, the President of Zambia and the President of Uruguay have been recognised by the international cancer community for their efforts in the fight against cancer.

Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide with 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million cancer-related deaths worldwide in 2018, and these numbers are growing. 

This is why for the fourth year running, Bristol-Myers Squibb, a global biopharmaceutical company, has chosen to support the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and its members by raising funds for the fight against cancer.

‘I Am and I Will’ campaign enters its second year