World Cancer Congress 2020 called off

In May, following discussions and agreement with the 2020 Congress hosts in Oman, the Oman Cancer Society (OCA) and the National Oncology Centre of the Royal Hospital Muscat, the UICC Board made the difficult decision to call off the World Cancer Congress, which was initially planned to be held in Muscat in October 2020. Despite the best intentions to postpone the Congress to March 2021, it was concluded that the pandemic would not be sufficiently under control by then to go ahead with such a big event.

UICC, its members and partners were deeply disappointed that this decision had to be taken, as the Congress is a highlight in everyone’s agenda. Holding the event in Oman would have been a unique opportunity to unite the cancer community for the first time in the Middle East. We continue to look for other ways UICC and its members can work together in the region.