From July 8th to 12th, more than 5,000 international cancer and tobacco control leaders representing more than 130 countries are coming together for the International Union Against Cancer World Cancer Congress 2006 conferences in Washington DC to address the global cancer and tobacco burden in the worldwide epidemic of cancer. Today, cancer is responsible for an estimated seven million deaths each year worldwide. Experts predict in another 15 years, the number of deaths annually could reach 10 million, with 65 percent of deaths occurring in emerging nations.

Cancer scientists and researchers, governmental agencies, the medical community, public health practitioners and public health organizations will examine and discuss groundbreaking research into health care practices that work to fight cancer in diverse communities worldwide. The UICC World Cancer Congress Daily News Official newspaper highlighting key issues and events of the conference is available as a PDF document here.