External Cooperation
As cancer is a worldwide public health problem, concerted efforts are needed to address the challenges that the global community face in the fight against cancer. NCC tries to pursue mutually beneficial cooperative relations with other organizations in and out of Korea by actively joining partnership activities.
International Cooperation
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WHO
- 2005. 7 Designated as a World Health Organization(WHO) Collaborating Center for Cancer Registration,
Prevention and Early Detection
- 2010. 11 Held WHO Joint International Workshop on Control of Cancer as a Part of Non-communicable
Disease
- 2011. 11 Held WHO-IAEA Satellite Meeting -
IARC
The Korean government joined the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a full member country in 2006. As the national contact point for this Lyon-based international research organization devoted to cancer prevention worldwide, NCC is actively participating in collaborative programs with the IARC by concluding an MOU at Lyon on August 2008. Also, NCC and the IARC have held joint international courses with the themes below.
- 2006. 8 Held International Course on Molecular Cancer Epidemiology
- 2008. 8 Held International Course on Molecular Cancer Epidemiology -
NCI
- 2006. 7 A Letter of Intent to cooperate was exchanged with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the U.S.
in July 2006.
Forms of cooperation include conducting coordinated research projects; education, exchange and
training ofscientists; exchange of delegations and materials; information and technology sharing
in support of activitiesof mutual interest; meetings and scientific conferences- 2011. 1 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was exchanged with the National Cancer Institute of the
U.S. in January 2011.
Forms of cooperation include collaborative basic and translational biomedical research projects;
exchanging scientists, materials, and information, coordinating, planning, and attending scientific
meetings, workshops, andsymposia, training activities and consultations, publishing scientific
findings, analysis of tumors that are rare in the U.S. and/or Korean populations -
ANCCA
NCC played a pivotal role in establishing the Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance (ANCCA), a regional cooperative network for cancer, by hosting its inauguration meeting in September 2005. Nine cancer organizations from Asia joined the network, including the NCC of both Japan and Singapore. From the 3rd meeting, 2009 held at China, India jointed this alliance as the 10th nation.
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APOCP
Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention(APOCP) has been organized in 2002 to promote an increased awareness in all areas of cancer prevention/control and to stimulate research and practical intervention approaches. In November 2011 the 5th Regional Conference of APOCP was held in NCC, Korea titled “Towards’ Cancer Prevention for All’ in the Asia-Pacific Region”. Currently the 3rd president of NCC(Keun-Young Yoo) is the Secretary-General of the APOCP from 2006.
- 2011. 4 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Cancer Center and the Asian Pacific
Organization for Cancer Prevention/Union International for Cancer Control-Asian Regional Office
- 2011. 11 Held the 5th Regional Conference of Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention(APOCP-RC) -
NCC, Japan
An agreement of cooperation in the form of joint declaration was made with the National Cancer Center of Japan (NCC, Japan) in August, 2001. As a part of this partnership, each center organizes a joint cancer research workshop annually by turn.
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CICAMS
An agreement of cooperation in the form of joint declaration was made with the Cancer Institute & Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CICAAMS) of the people's republic of China in August 2010.
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The others
- 2010. 11 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Semey State Medical University and Semey Oncology
Center in Kazakhstan Invited Educational Program from Kazakhstan in Cancer Diagnosis,
Treatment and Management of Cancer Hospital
- 2011. 6 Asian Pacific Quitline Workshop
- 2011. 7~10 Long-term fellowship Program invited from Kazakhstan in fields of medical imaging toward for
completeness of the Invited educational program in cancer diagnosis, treatment
and management of cancer hospital
- 2011. 11 Held the 4th International Cancer Control Congress(ICCC4)
Domestic Cooperation
NCC made a cooperative agreement with many universities in the field of cancer research, education, exchange of personnel, facilities& equipment.
- - Seoul National University Hospital (October 2000)
- - Pohang University of Science and Technology (July 2004)
- - Ewha Womans University (October 2007)
- - Sungkyunkwan University (November 2007)
- - College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University (May 2009)
- - Chung-ang University (May 2009)
- - Dong-guk University (November 2009)
- - Youn-sei University (November 2009)
Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation are also made with many related organization in health and we are work closely with below institutes.
- - National Health Insurance (May 2007)
- - Health Insurance Review & Assessment (July 2007)
- - Korea Food & Drub Administration (September 2008)
- - Nine Regional Cancer Centers (December 2008)
- - Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology (January 2009)
- - Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (June 2009)
- - Goyang City (July 2009)
- - The Korea International Cooperation Agency (April 2010)
- - Korea Tourism Organization (July 2010)
- - OncoVenture & Korea Research Institute of Bioscience, Biotechnology(Nov 2011)
- - Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences (January 2012)
- -12 Regional Cancer Centers (January 2012)
