Flashcards: Cancer organizations

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer.

The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) is a Europe-wide society of health care professionals and researchers specializing in the study, prevention, treatment and care of gynaecological cancers.

Relay For Life is a community based fundraising event of the American Cancer Society.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.

The Tyler Foundation is a charitable organization located in Tokyo, Japan, which offers psychosocial support to children with cancer in Japan and their families.

The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) is a world-class center for basic research in life sciences based in Basel, Switzerland.

Hong Kong Cancer Fund was established in 1987 with a mission to better the quality of cancer support in Hong Kong.

The European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) represents the interests of over 60,000 oncology professionals and promotes the multidisciplinarity of the field.

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is a non-profit professional medical oncology society in Europe.

The European Institute of Oncology (Italian: Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, IEO) is a non-profit private-law comprehensive cancer centre located in Milan, Italy.

The Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon is a non-profit medical institution dedicated to the comprehensive treatment of pediatric cancer.

The Union for International Cancer Control (previously named International Union Against Cancer) or UICC (French: Union internationale contre le cancer) is a membership based, non-governmental organization that exists to help the global health community accelerate the fight against cancer.

CureVac is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Tübingen, Germany, that develops therapies based on messenger RNA (mRNA).

The Japanese Cancer Association (日本癌学会 Nihon Gan Gakkai) (JCA) is the oldest professional association related to cancer research in Japan.

Nastaran Center for Cancer Prevention (often called NCCP) is a national non-profit organization that aims to "eradicate cancer.

The German Cancer Aid is a not-for-profit organization to fight cancer in all its forms.

Jeremy's Circle is an Israeli-registered charity (amuta) that offers a supportive community for children and early teens growing up with cancer in their families, or who have suffered a cancer loss.

The Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) was established in 2006 by the University of Manchester, Cancer Research UK and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

The National Cancer Institute of Egypt is an organization dedicated to discovering a cure to cancer.

The Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (公益財団法人がん研究会) (JFCR) is a non-profit cancer research organization based in Ariake, Tokyo.

MAKNA (Majlis Kanser Nasional) or National Cancer Council Malaysia is a not-for-profit social enterprise mainly tasked to pool and utilize every effort, expertise and welfare from every faction of society to fight cancer and to reduce the pain, suffering and morbidity that the cancer patients often experience.

MEPs Against Cancer is a group of 43 Members of the European Parliament who aim to "promot[e] action on cancer as an EU priority and [harness] European health policy to that end" and to encourage every country to develop a national plan for combating cancer.

Toufoula is a Lebanese voluntary health organization dedicated to improve the quality of life of children suffering from cancer and blood diseases by designing and creating a unique and colorful environments aimed at offering a safe haven throughout their treatment.

The HAYIM Association for Children with Cancer in Israel (Hebrew: עמותת חיים‎‎) is a non-governmental organization that works on a voluntary basis to provide relief and support for pediatric oncology patients in Israel.