3rd International Cancer Control Congress (ICCC09)
8-11 November, 2009
Cernobbio, Como, Italy
www.cancercontrol2009.com

The purpose of the 3rd International Cancer Control Congress is to promote and foster a global community of practice through enabling extensive participation and dialogue between countries and societies with wide and varying experiences in cancer control; building on and synergizing ongoing work by governments, NGOs, international organizations to make sustainable cancer control an important global priority.

The 3rd ICCC will build upon the achievements of the 1st (Vancouver, 2005) and 2nd (Rio de Janeiro, 2007) ICCC’s by ensuring an agenda that focuses on:

• international collaboration;
• establishment of sustainable national/large population cancer control strategies;
• promoting broad cross-sectoral participation (e.g., governments, cancer organizations, foundations, non-government organizations, stakeholders and publics); and
• promotion and fostering of a global community of practice in cancer control.