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Union for International Cancer Control
The Geneva-based membership body of more than 1,100 cancer organisations that runs World Cancer Day, the World Cancer Congress and the TNM staging system.
Also called: UICC
Overview
Founded in 1933, UICC unites cancer societies, ministries of health, research institutes and patient groups in more than 170 countries and is the largest cancer-fighting organisation of its kind. It owns and publishes the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours with the AJCC, leads World Cancer Day on 4 February, convenes the World Cancer Congress and the World Cancer Leaders' Summit, and runs capacity-building programmes such as the City Cancer Challenge, ATOM Coalition on access to medicines, and technical fellowships. UICC holds official relations with WHO and advocates for cancer in the UN non-communicable disease agenda.
Location
Geneva, CH
Type
consortium
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#407 · 14 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 14 from 7 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-17.
Matched to Union for International Cancer Control, including child institutions. 14 works · 152 citations · 57% open access · 7% clinical trials · 0% reviews.
Oncology works per year
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Most works
- Zuzanna Tittenbrun6 works
- Sonali Johnson6 works
- Yannick Romero5 works
- Shalini Jayasekar Zürn4 works
- Mishka Kohli Cira4 works
- Kalina Duncan3 works
- Leslie Given3 works
- Karin Hohman3 works
- Rouhi Fazelzad2 works
- Brooke E. Wilson2 works
Most cited
- TNM Classification (with AJCC)
- World Cancer Day and World Cancer Congress
- ATOM Coalition (access to oncology medicines)
- City Cancer Challenge and fellowships
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