The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the National Cancer Center of China (NCC China) are setting up an IARC-NCC China Learning Centre to train researchers and practitioners and to foster collaborative cancer prevention research and activities across China and the region.
The related Memorandum of Understanding was signed between IARC and NCC China on 10 May 2023 in Lyon, France, alongside the IARC Governing Council meeting. The agreement was signed by IARC Director Dr Elisabete Weiderpass and NCC China Director Professor Jie He, as well as the responsible officers, Ms Anouk Berger, Head of the Learning and Capacity-Building Branch at IARC, and Professor Yawei Zhang, Chair of the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control at NCC China.
