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Official Conference for the European Week Against Cancer 2013
The Irish Cancer Society in partnership with the Association of European Cancer Leagues, will host the Official Conference for the European Week Against Cancer in the Aviva stadium Dublin on May 29-30, 2013.
The conference is an associated event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU and will be officially opened by the Irish Minister for Health Dr. James Reilly T.D.
This two day conference will bring together the best international evidence and public policies that can reduce the risk of cancer. The theme for the conference will be on Healthy Lifestyles for Cancer Prevention (Day 1) and Tobacco Control (Day 2). This conference is free to attend and will be of interest to professionals working in the area of Public Health, Cancer Prevention or Tobacco Control.
Click on the links below for all the details about the Official Conference for the European Week Against Cancer.
- Programme & Registration
- Venue
- Accommodation
- Youth Poster Competition
- About the European Week Against Cancer (EWAC)
- About the Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL)
The Irish Cancer Society's new strategy
This is an important year for the Irish Cancer Society as we mark our 50th year and launch a new Strategy Statement: A Vision for a Future Without Cancer. (To download the Irish Cancer Society's Strategy Statement 2013-2017, "Towards a Future Without Cancer", click here (pdf, 812KB)
Ireland is also hosting the EU Presidency in 2013 and we want to use this occasion to communicate an innovative, far-sighted and collaborative approach to addressing the cancer epidemic in Europe.
