External Cooperation
As cancer is a worldwide public health problem, concerted efforts are needed to address challenges that a global community face in a fight against cancer.
International Cooperation
WHO Collaborating Center
- 200507
- Designated as WHO Collaborating Center for Cancer Registration, Prevention and Early Detection
- 200907
- Redesignated as WHO Collaborating Center for Cancer Registration, Prevention and Early Detection
- 201011
- Held WHO Joint International Workshop on Control of Cancer as a Part of Non-communicable Disease
- 201212
- Held WHO Joint International Workshop on Intercountry Workshop for NCD Surveillance and Monitoring
- 201306
- Held WHO Workshop on Cancer Leadership and Capacity Building for Cancer Control
- 201307
- Redesignated as WHO Collaborating Center for Cancer Registration, Prevention and Early Detection
- 201409
- Held WHO Western Pacific Intercountry Workshop for NCD Surveillance and Reporting of Voluntary Global Target
- 201411
- Attending First Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Western Pacific
- 201506
- Held WHO Western Pacific Workshop on Leadership and Capacity-Building for Cancer Control
- 201509
- Attending the Meeting of WHO/WPRO – Alliance of WHO Collaborating Centres in Korea
- 201606
- Held WHO Western Pacific Workshop on Leadership and Capacity-Building for Cancer Control
- 201608
- Held WHO Western Pacific International Workshop for NCD Surveillance and Monitoring
- 201611
- Attending Second Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Western Pacific
- 201706
- Held WHO Western Pacific Workshop on Leadership and Capacity-Building for Cancer Control
- 201707
- Designated as WHO Collaborating Center for Cancer Control and Prevention
- 201805
- Held WHO Western Pacific Meeting of National Senior Officials For Noncommunicable Diseases
- 201809
- Held Leadership Workshop for Cancer Control (CanLEAD)
- 201811
- Attending Third Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Western Pacific
- 201909
- Held Leadership Workshop for Cancer Control
- 202008
- Held 2020 WHO Workshop on Cancer Registration in Lao PDR
- 202107
- Redesignated as WHO Collaborating Center for Cancer Control and Prevention
- 202211
- Attending 4th Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Western Pacific
IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer)
- 200808
- Signed MOU between NCC Korea and IARC
- 201301
- Signed MOU between NCC Korea and IARC (Cooperation in Cancer Research)
- 201403
- Signed MOA between NCC Korea and IARC (Joint Research Activities)
- 201703
- Renewed MOU between NCC Korea and IARC (Cooperation in Cancer Research)
- 201805
- Signed MOU between NCC Korea and IARC (Cooperation in Cancer Registry)
- 201907
- Signed CRA between NCC Korea and IARC (HELPER)
Hosted the 1st IARC GICR-NCC Summer School - 201912
- Signed MOA between NCC Korea and IARC (Joint Research Activities)
- 202107
- Hosted the 2nd IARC GICR-NCC Summer School
- 202203
- Renewed MOU between NCC Korea and IARC (Cooperation in Cancer Registry)
- 202207
- Hosted the 3rd IARC GICR-NCC Summer School
- 202305
- Attended IARC Governing Council (every year)
- 202306
- Hosted the 4rd IARC GICR-NCC Summer School
- 202402
- Attended IARC Governing Council (every year)
UICC (Union for International Cancer Control)
- 200104
- Joined as a member organization of UICC
- 201907
- Signed on partnership agreement with UICC for the first time (Benefactor Level)
- 202102
- Participated the 2021 UICC World Cancer Day – Solidarity Challenge (5Km Cycle ride)
- 202109
- Participated 2021 UICC World Cancer Research Day Event
(The President of NCC Korea participated as a representative speaker from Asia) - 202302
- Hosted 2023 World Cancer Day - 5k Challenge Event
- 202402
- Participated 2024 World Cancer Day – Call to Action Event
ANCCA (Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance)
- 200509
- Signed on an agreement among 9 countries to establish ANCCA and hosted the 1st meeting in Korea
- 200509
- Korea has designated as a secretariat of ANCCA (2005-2006)
- 200703
- Attended the 2nd meeting in Japan
- 200903
- Attended the 3rd meeting in China
- 201110
- Attended the 4th meeting in Turkey
- 201403
- Hosted the 5th meeting in Korea
- 201403
- Korea has designated as a secretariat of ANCCA (2014-2021)
- 201609
- Attended the 6th meeting in Mongolia
- 201810
- Attended the 7th meeting in Indonesia
- 201810
- Japan has designated as a secretariat-elect of ANCCA (2018-2023)
- 201911
- Attended the 8th virtual meeting
- 202010
- Attended the 9th virtual meeting
- 202111
- Attended the 10th virtual meeting
- 202211
- Attended the 11th virtual meeting
- 202211
- Singapore has designated as a secretariat-elect of ANCCA (2022-2025)
- 202311
- Attended the 12th meeting and Scientific Conference in Singapore
- 202311
- China has designated as a secretariat-elect of ANCA (2024-2029)
National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the U.S
- 200108
- Exchange of Letters with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the U.S
- Conducting coordinated research projects, exchange and training of scientists, etc - 200607
- A Letter of Intent with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the U.S.
- Conducting coordinated research projects, exchange and training of scientists, information and technology sharing, etc - 201101
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Cancer Institute of the U.S.
- Cooperation in cancer genome analysis, global anticancer drug development, etc. - 201504
- The president of NCC Korea, Dr. Lee Kang Hyun, and the deputy director of NIH U.S., Dr. Michael Gottesman, met in the Inaugural Symposium on U.S. NIH-Korea Collaborative Biomedical Research.
- 201510
- The NCC Korea joined hands with the U.S. National Institutes of Health to launch a large-scale precision medicine research cohort to combat cancer.
- 201612
- Held Korea-U.S. Precision Medicine Symposium.
- 201702
- articipated in The U.S.- Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program Cancer Panel Meeting
- 201812
- Held 2018 KOR-USA Symposium on Integrated Multi-Omics for Precision-Oncology
- 201906
- Memorandum of Understanding on Clinical Proteogenomics Cancer Research between NCC Korea and NCI USA
- 202304
- Memorandum of Understanding on Cancer Cooperation between NCC Korea and NCI
- 202401
- Held the first Cancer Dialogue meeting between high-level representatives of NCC korea, NCI USA and NCC Japan
NCC Japan
- 199612
- Hosted the 1st Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 199712
- Attended the 2nd Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 199812
- Hosted the 3rd Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 199912
- Attended the 4th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 200012
- Hosted the 5th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 200110
- Joint Announcement on the Cooperation between Korea and Japan
- 200112
- Attended the 6th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 200212
- Hosted the 7th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 200312
- Attended the 8th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 200412
- Hosted the 9th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 200512
- Attended the 10th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 200612
- Hosted the 11st Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 200712
- Attended the 12th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 200812
- Hosted the 13th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 200912
- Attended the 14th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 201012
- Hosted the 15th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 201112
- Attended the 16th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 201212
- Hosted the 17th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 201311
- Attended the 18th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 201411
- Hosted the 19th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 201511
- Attended the 20th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 201607
- Signed MOU between NCC Korea and NCC Japan
- 201612
- Hosted the 21st Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 201712
- Attended the 22nd Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Japan)
- 201811
- Hosted the 23th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Korea)
- 201911
- Renewed MOU between NCC Korea and NCC Japan
NCC China
- 201008
- MOU between NCC Korea and CICAMS
- 201308
- Attended the 1st Korea-China Cancer Control Workshop (China)
- 201405
- Hosted the 2nd Korea-China Cancer Control Workshop (Korea)
- 201510
- Attended the 3rd Korea-China Cancer Control Workshop (China)
- 201609
- Hosted the 4th Korea-China Cancer Control Workshop (Korea)
- 201803
- Attended 1st Korea-China-Japan Cancer Control Workshop (China)
- 201810
- Attended 60th anniversary of CICAMS
- 201911
- Hosted the 2nd Korea-China-Japan Cancer Control Workshop (Korea)
- 202002
- MOU between NCC Korea and NCC China
- 202004
- Japan-China-Korea National Cancer Centers Covid-19 Infection Control Meeting
- 202009
- Attended the 3rd Korea-China-Japan Cancer Control Workshop (Online)
- 202106
- Korea-China-Japan NCCs Top Meeting
Revised on April 15, 2024