Karen Canfell, Lead of CEC and Professor of Public Health at The Cancer Elimination Collaboration, shared The Cancer Elimination Collaboration (CEC), Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney’s post on LinkedIn, adding:
“Our CEC team had a great World Cancer Conference (WCC) last month.
As well as an EPICC-organised financing session and the pre- conference workshop on cervical cancer elimination (covered in prior posts), we participated in a range of sessions as detailed here!
It was great to see so many colleagues and friends and to progress all our joint objectives in cancer control.”
The Cancer Elimination Collaboration (CEC), Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney shared:
“Last month, our team had the opportunity to attend and present at the World Cancer Congress 2026, engaging in important discussions with colleagues and collaborators from around the world on advancing cancer control efforts.
Carol Naidu presented on the development of Vanuatu’s National Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy, highlighting the key enabling factors that contributed to its development and the next steps required to translate the strategy into meaningful implementation.
Karen Canfell also delivered an important presentation on the growing challenge of cancer-related misinformation and disinformation, outlining strategic actions to identify, counter and prevent its spread, and strengthen evidence-based cancer prevention, screening and early detection globally.
We were also delighted to see the Alola Foundation from Timor-Leste present a poster showcasing the outcomes of the Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Workshop, conducted in October 2025 by the Ministry of Health and SEI, with support from EPICC, to improve equitable access to cervical screening.
The presentation generated considerable interest from colleagues across countries and sparked valuable conversations about how similar approaches could be adapted and applied in other settings.
Beyond the presentations, the Congress provided a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with collaborators, strengthen partnerships, and advance discussions with our EPICC country partners from Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Malaysia, who were also in attendance.
Overall, it was an incredibly valuable opportunity to share our work, learn from the experiences and innovations of colleagues worldwide, and reflect on how we can collectively strengthen sustainable, equitable and country-led approaches to cancer control.
Conferences such as the World Cancer Congress provide an important platform to exchange knowledge, deepen collaboration, and accelerate progress towards the elimination of cervical cancer and other preventable cancers.”
You can also read an interesting article about cervical cancer on OncoDaily:
