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NCI @ the 2024 World Cancer Congress

September 17 – September 19, 2024

International Conference Center Geneva Geneva, Switzerland

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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Center for Global Health (CGH) are participating in several scientific and rapid fire oral abstract sessions at the Union for International Cancer Control 2024 World Cancer Congress, September 17-19, 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. 

View the 2024 World Cancer Congress program
(All times listed below are in CET)

Connect with NCI Staff at our Booth - Stand #7/8

Stop by the NCI booth to connect with staff and learn about NCI programs, resources, and funding opportunities. For more information about the International Cancer Control Partnership and cancer control resources, come to the booth Wednesday, September 18th at 10:00am CET.

Scientific Sessions with NCI Staff
FormatSessionLocationDate | Time
In-person

UICC/ WHO Policy Dialogue 1 -
Shaping innovation: driving the research agenda & access to clinical trials 

Foyer International

September 17th -
12:10 - 1:10 PM
In-person2023 Global Review of National Cancer Control Plans: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice Room 9

September 17th -
2:20 - 3:20 PM
In-personMulti-cancer early detection: what's happening and what's on the horizonAmphitheatre D

September 17th -
3:40 - 4:40 PM
In-personCancer prevention that works: reducing cancer burden faster through multisectoral collaborationsAmphitheatre D

September 18th -
3:10 - 4:10 PM
In-personNew and old challenges in tobacco control: advancing innovative measures while ensuring implementation of established onesPlenary E

September 18th -
3:10 - 4:10 PM
In-personHow can behavioral science and implementation science help cancer health systems to regain lost ground post-pandemic and strengthen provision to address cancer burden in the future? Insights from research and innovation in the Global South, EU, UK, and USPlenary C

September 18th -
4:40 - 5:40 PM
In-personWomen, power, and cancer: towards equitable, gender-transformative cancer prevention, care, and control Amphitheatre D

September 19th -
8:30 - 9:30 AM
In-personForward looking tobacco policies in an age of political uncertaintyPlenary C

September 19th -
11:10 AM -12:10 PM
Digital Supportive Care: Co-creating resources for sustainability and scaling OnlineN/A 
DigitalProgress in childhood cancer data sharing to inform policy and accelerate care and researchOnlineN/A

Scientific Abstracts with NCI Authors
Abstract Type TitleLocationDate | Time 
Rapid FireInsights from the U.S. National Cancer Institute's Clinical Trial Search Service Room 4 

September 17th -
4:40 - 5:10 PM
Rapid FireEffect of "No Safe Level" Risk Relationship Messaging on Perceptions of Alcohol Use and Cancer Risk Room 4

September 18th -
12:50 - 1:50 PM
Rapid FireTargeting Cervical Cancer Elimination and the Global Breast Cancer Initiative in The Americas through telementoring: A PAHO and MD Anderson CollaborationRoom 4

September 18th -
4:10 - 4:40 PM

Rapid Fire 

Priorities and Challenges to Cancer Therapeutic Clinical Trials in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Insights from a Global NCI SurveyRoom 4

September 19th -
9:40 - 10:40 AM
E-LibraryAn overview of the U.S. National Cancer Institute's (NCI) 2023 international research portfolio in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)N/AN/A
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