World Congress on Cancers of the Skin ®
The epidemic of skin cancer affects people all over the world. The World Congress on Cancers of the Skin® is an integral part of the Foundation’s international efforts to combat the disease.
The World Congress is held in a different country every two years, and is sponsored jointly by The Skin Cancer Foundation and dermatological organizations from the host country. Since 1983 the Congress has enabled physicians to interact with distinguished international faculty and learn about breakthrough discoveries in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of all types of skin cancer.
The World Congress not only brings together doctors from the international community, but alerts the host country’s local media (television, newspapers, magazines, and radio), who help spread the message about skin cancer and The Skin Cancer Foundation.
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Learn about the Foundation’s International Advisory Council and the International Dermatological Exchange Program.
Upcoming Event
The 15th World Congress on
Cancers of the Skin ®Edinburgh, Scotland | September 3-6, 2014
The 15th World Congress on Cancers of the Skin will consider all aspects of skin cancer, from the clinical, histological and genetic nature of these cancers, to how best to prevent and treat them. Addressing this major issue will be a superior faculty of speakers drawn from all of the UK, continental Europe, the USA, Canada, Africa, South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, clearly demonstrating the thoroughly global importance of the topic. The Skin Cancer Foundation’s 15th World Congress is being jointly sponsored by the British Association of Dermatologists and will take place in the historic and picturesque city of Edinburgh, capital of Scotland. The venue for this signal event will be the superbly suitable Edinburgh International Congress Centre (EICC) situated in the city centre.Visit the World Congress 2014 Website
Past Event
The 14th World Congress on
Cancers of the Skin ®São Paulo, Brazil | August 1 - 4, 2012
At the 14th World Congress on Cancers of the Skin, physicians from around the world gathered to share the latest information about the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of all types of skin cancer. More than 50 presenters from the US, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia discussed their work on skin cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Highlights included a dermoscopy course, case presentations, and symposia on topics ranging from rare tumors of the skin and cutaneous lymphoma to skin cancer prevention and new treatments for melanoma.
The 14th World Congress was co-sponsored by The Skin Cancer Foundation and Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia; Sociedade Médica de especialistas em Cirurgia Dermatológica; Grupo Brasileiro de Melanoma; and Hospital A. C. Camargo.