Annual Report 05 - International Union Against Cancer
Annual Report 05 - International Union Against Cancer
Annual Report 05 - International Union Against Cancer
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About the UICC<br />
The <strong>International</strong> <strong>Union</strong> <strong>Against</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> (UICC)<br />
is the leading international non-governmental<br />
organization dedicated to the global prevention<br />
and control of cancer.<br />
Founded in 1933, the UICC unites over 300<br />
member organizations, specialized and engaged<br />
in cancer control, in more than 100 countries<br />
across the world.<br />
Connecting, mobilizing, supporting<br />
From the president and the executive director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br />
Isabel Mortara steps down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
The UICC World <strong>Cancer</strong> Declaration 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />
Making connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />
Platforms for communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />
Harald zur Hausen wins Nobel prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
Mobilizing for action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />
Offering strong support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />
Member organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />
Committees and taskforces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36<br />
<strong>International</strong> cancer fellows in 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38<br />
Financial report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40<br />
Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers SA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42<br />
Balance sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43<br />
Contributors 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44<br />
The UICC is non-profit, non-political and nonsectarian.<br />
Its headquarters are in Geneva,<br />
Switzerland.<br />
The UICC’s mission is to connect, mobilize and<br />
support organizations, leading experts, key<br />
stakeholders and volunteers in a dynamic community<br />
working together to eliminate cancer as<br />
a life-threatening disease for future generations.<br />
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