APOCP 13th General Assembly & Scientific Conference Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 28-30 September 2026
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Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer
Prevention (APOCP)
13TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY & SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
The Waterfront Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
September 28 – 30 2026
The Scientific Program
| Monday, 28 September 2026 – APOCP 25th Celebration | |
| Time | Session |
| 7:30-8:30 | Registration |
| 8:30-8:45 | Welcome Remarks |
| 8:45-9:15 | Opening Ceremony |
| 9:15-9:45 | KEYNOTE Cancer Intelligence for Action: Data, Equity, and the Next 25 Years of Cancer Control in Asia–Pacific |
| 9:45-10:45 | APOCP 25th Leaders’ Plenary (Part 1) What Worked, What Didn’t: 25 Years of Cancer Control – Lessons Across LMICs and HICs |
| 10:45-11:00 | Tea Break |
| 11:00-12:00 | APOCP 25th Leaders’ Plenary (Part 2) Future-Ready Cancer Control (2035): A Practical Playbook for Asia–Pacific |
| 12:00-13:00 | APOCP 25th Leaders’ Plenary (Part 3) – Panel Discussion Future-Ready Cancer Control (2035): What Will We Stop, Start, and Scale in Asia–Pacific? |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch & Networking |
| 14:00-15:00 | Spotlight Oral Session |
| 15:00-17:00 | Parallel Sessions Workshop 1: Implementation Science for Cancer Control Workshop 2: Cancer Survivorship |
| 19:00-21:30 | Conference Gala Dinner |
| Tuesday, 29 September 2026 – Conference Day 1 | |
| Time | Session |
| 8:00-8:50 | Breakfast Dialogues (Industry-Supported, Parallel) Elil Renganathan (moderator) Public–Private Partnerships for Cancer Control |
| 9:00-9:30 | KEYNOTE Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala (Philippines) “Nothing About Us Without Us: A People-Powered Movement for Cancer Control in Asia-Pacific” |
| Theme 1 – The Human Experience of Cancer | |
| 9:30-9:35 | Chair Introduction Saunthari Somasundaram (Malaysia) Alireza Mosavi-Jarrahi (Iran) |
| 9:35-9:55 | Jennifer Moodley (South Africa) “Charting the Cancer Journey: Turning Lived Experience into Systems Change” |
| 9:55-10:15 | Carolyn Taylor (USA) “Meaningful Engagement: Centring Lived Experience in Cancer Policy” |
| 10:15-10:35 | Ophira Ginsburg (Canada) “Women, Power and Cancer” |
| 10:35-10:55 | Bogda Koczwara (Australia) “Back to Work, Back to Life: A Survivorship Agenda for Asia–Pacific” |
| 10:55-11:15 | Discussion and Closing |
| 11:15-11:35 | Morning Coffee Break |
| Theme 2 – Cancer Burden, Gaps & Priorities | |
| 11:35-11:40 | Chair Introduction Sumitra Selvaraj (Malaysia) Malcolm A. Moore (Thailand) |
| 11:40-12:00 | Isabelle Soerjomataram (IARC, France) “Cancer Burden in Asia Pacific” |
| 12:00-12:20 | Yek Ching Kong (IARC, France) “Paid and Unpaid Productivity Losses from Cancer in Asia–Pacific” |
| 12:20-12:40 | Karla Unger (Mexico) “Addressing Fragmentation of Care Through Health-System Change” |
| 12:40-13:00 | C.S. Pramesh (India) “Earthshot, Not Moonshot: Priorities for Cancer Research in LMICs” |
| 13:00-13:20 | Discussion and Closing |
| 13:20-14:20 | Lunch |
| Theme 3 – Prevention, Screening & Early Detection | |
| 14:20-14:25 | Chair Introduction Shazimah Abdul Samad (Malaysia) Keun-Young Yoo (South Korea) |
| 14:25-14:45 | Partha Basu (IARC, France) “Cervical Cancer Elimination in Asia–Pacific: Status and Next Steps” |
| 14:45-15:05 | Woo Yin Ling (Malaysia) “Redesigning Cervical Cancer Screening Around Women’s Lives” |
| 15:05-15:25 | Kim Yeol (South Korea) “Korea’s Lung Cancer Screening Experience: Lessons for the Region” |
| 15:25-15:45 | Arunah Chandran (IARC, France) “Implementation Science for Better Prevention and Early Detection” |
| 15:45-16:05 | Discussion and Closing |
| 16:05-16:25 | Tea Break & End of Scientific Programme |
| 16:25-17:55 | Competitive Oral Sessions |
| 18:30-21:00 | Faculty Dinner |
| Wednesday, 30 September 2026 – Conference Day 2 | |
| Time | Session |
| 8:30-9:00 | KEYNOTE Richard Sullivan (UK) “The Politics of Cancer Care: Power, Incentives, and Outcomes” |
| Theme 4 – UHC & Cancer Systems | |
| 9:00-9:05 | Chair Introduction Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy (Malaysia) Jeff Dunn (Australia) |
| 9:05-9:25 | Ait Allah Mejri (Indonesia) “Universal Health Coverage and Cancer Care: Aligning Industry, Policy and Patients” |
| 9:25-9:45 | Julie Gralow (USA) “Access is an Outcome: Rewiring Systems to Close the Cancer Care Gap” |
| 9:45-10:05 | Piya Hanvoravongchai (Thailand) “Strategic Purchasing for Universal Health Coverage: Lessons from Thailand” |
| 10:05-10:25 | Beverley Essue (Australia/ Canada) “Redefining Universal Health Coverage Through a Human Lens for Cancer” |
| 10:25-10:55 | Discussion and Closing |
| 10:55-11:15 | Morning Coffee Break |
| Theme 5 – Building Capacity & Delivering Cancer Care | |
| 11:15-11:20 | Chair Introduction Vaishnavi Jeyasingam (Malaysia) Abhishek Shankar (India) |
| 11:20-11:40 | Voon Pei Jye (Sarawak) “Expanding Cancer Care and Clinical Research Capacity in LMICs” |
| 11:40-12:00 | Nazik Hammad (Sudan/ Canada) “Building the Cancer Workforce through Partnership, Education, and Inclusion” |
| 12:00-12:20 | Ednin Hamzah (Malaysia) “Early Palliative Care as the Standard in Cancer Care” |
| 12:20-12:40 | Ajay Agarwal (UK) “Doing More with Less: Quality as a System Strategy” |
| 12:40-13:10 | Discussion and Closing |
| 13:10-14:10 | Lunch |
| Theme 6 – Law, Policy and Reform in Cancer Control | |
| 14:10-14:15 | Chair Introduction Murallitharan Munisamy (Malaysia) Maqsood Siddiqi (India) |
| 14:15-14:35 | Hayley Jones (Australia) “Using Law to Tame the Commercial Drivers of Cancer” |
| 14:35-14:55 | Yuri Ito (Japan) “ Leveraging Population Data to Drive Evidence-Based Cancer Policy” |
| 14:55-15:15 | Mei-Ling Yap (Australia) “National Cancer Control Planning and Equity” |
| 15:15-15:35 | Chris Booth (Canada) “When Exercise Becomes Medicine in Cancer” |
| 15:35-16:05 | Discussion and Closing |
| 16:05-17:00 | Prize Giving & Closing Ceremony (End with Tea Break) |
REGISTRATION FEES (USD, 3-DAY PASS)
| Attendee category | Fee (USD) |
| High-income countries (HIC) | $750 |
| Upper-middle-income countries (UMIC) | $600 |
| Lower-middle-income countries (LMIC) | $450 |
| Low-income countries (LIC) | $300 |
| NGO — HIC | $375 |
| NGO — UMIC | $300 |
| NGO — LMIC | $225 |
| NGO — LIC | $150 |
| Students — HIC | $300 |
| Students — UMIC | $225 |
| Students — LMIC | $180 |
| Students — LIC | $150 |
- Income band is based on the employer/affiliation country at registration (World Bank classification current at registration).
- NGO rate applies to registered, non-profit, non-governmental organisations whose primary mission is patient/community services or public-interest advocacy; proof is required
- Students must upload a student ID or enrolment letter showing name, institution, and validity covering 28–30 September 2026.
- The organisers may reclassify registrations if documentation does not match the selected category; any fee difference must be settled to receive a badge.
- Early-bird discounts will be available for a limited period once registration opens.
- A 10% group discount will be offered for institutions or country delegations registering 10 or more participants, managed through a designated coordinator.
- A 10% discount will be offered for delegates whose abstracts are selected for oral presentation, in recognition of scientific merit.
- Early-bird registration may be combined with group registration discounts. Other discounts are not cumulative.
- Full details (including deadlines and procedures) will be published on the official conference website.